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How to play
Discover the rules and prepare your first round.
About the game
Cribbage is played individually with 2 or 3 players; with 4 players, opposite seats are partners. The first player or partnership to reach 121 points wins immediately, even during a deal. Exceeding 121 is allowed.
Getting started
With two players, deal 6 each and discard 2 each to the crib. With three, deal 5 each and one card directly to the crib; each player adds 1. With four, deal 5 each and discard 1 each. Everyone keeps 4 cards and the dealer or dealer’s partnership owns the 4 hidden crib cards.
How to play
- Discard cards to the crib.
- Play without exceeding a total of 31.
- Count the hands and crib.