Fundex Games Cribbage: Premium Wood Cabinet manual AGES8+

C l a s s i c F a m i l y G a m e s

CRIBBAGE

P R E M I U M W O O D C A B I N E T

INSTRUCTIONS

AGES:8+

PLAYERS:2-3(seevariationsfor3players)

CONTENTS:9gamepieces(3silver,3gold,3black),gameboard,and2decksof52cards

Allformsofcribbageareplayedwithonestandarddeckof52cards.

CARD VALUES:Facecardscount10each, Acecountsonepoint,andallothercardscounttheirfacevalue.

SET-UP:Onedeckofcardsisputaside(onlyonedeckisused).Eachplayerchoosesacolor andplacestheirthreepegsinthestartarea accordingtocolor:

•Silverpegsfollowthegreytrack

•Blackpegsfollowthewhitetrack

•Goldpegsfollowthebluetrack

CRIBBAGE BOARD: Aplayermarkshisscorebymovingtwoofhispegs alonghistrack.Thethirdpegisusedtokeeptrackofthenumberof gameswonontheleftoftheboard.

MOVING PEGS:Bothpegsareusedtoscoreinthefollowingway:

A.Aplayermarkshisfirstscorebymovingonepegthatnumberofholesfromthestart.

B.Hissecondscoreismarkedbyplacinghissecondpegthatnumberofholesbeyondhisfirstpeg.Thepegsleapfrogalongthetrack,theleadpeg indicatingaplayer'scurrenttotalandthebackpegindicatingthepreviousscore.

SIX-CARD CRIBBAGE(Thebasicgamefortwoplayers)

OBJECT: Tobethefirstplayertoscore121points,i.e.tobethefirsttoreachthe"finish"hole.

THE DEAL:Playerscutfordeal.Theplayerwiththelowestcut(aceislow)dealsfirst,andthenthedealalternatesbetweenplayers.Dealsixcards, oneatatime,toeachplayer.Theremainingcardsareplacedfacedowntooneside.TheCribisanextrahandscoredbythedealer.Itisformedby eachoftheplayersdiscardingtwocards,oftheirchoice,andplacingthem,facedown,tothedealer’sright.Eachplayeristhenleftwithahandof fourcards.

THE CUT: Aftereachplayerdiscardsthenon-dealercutsthedeck,andthedealertakesthetopcardofthebottomcut.Thiscardisplacedfaceup onthestackfortherestofthegame.Itisknownasthe"start"or"starter."IfthestartisaJack,thedealerscores"twoforhisheels,"(scorestwo points).

SCORING POINTS:Pointsarescoredduringtheplayingofahandandwhenthehandsareshownafterplay.Combinationsofcardsscoreas follows:

A.Apair;twocardsofthesamerank,scoresatwopoints.

B.Apairroyal;threecardsofthesamerank,scoressixpoints(twopointsforeachofthepossiblepairstobe made).

C.Adoublepairroyal;fourcardsofthesamerank,scorestwelvepoints.

D.A“sequence”or“run”isaseriesofcardsinfaceorder(acelow)andscoreonepointforeachcard.Ifaflushisalsoarun,pointsarescoredfor bothfeatures.

E. “Fifteen”isanycombinationofcardswithafacevaluetotalinghatnumber.Itscorestwopoints.

Fifteen(Totalof15)--------------------------------------------	2
Pair(2ofakind)------------------------------------------------	2
PairRoyal(3ofakind)----------------------------------------	6
DoublePairRoyal(4ofakind)-----------------------------	12
Sequence(Runof3ormore)------------------------------	1pointpercard
JackasStarter--------------------------------------------------	2
“Go”----------------------------------------------------------------	1
31------------------------------------------------------------------	2
JacksamesuitasStarter-------------------------------------	1
DoubleRun-----------------------------------------------------	8
4CardFlush-----------------------------------------------------	4
5CardFlush-----------------------------------------------------	5

PLAY: Playbeginswiththenon-dealer.Heplacesacardfaceupwardinfrontofhimandcallsoutitsfacevalueashedoesso.Facecardsarecalled as10.Thedealerthenplacesoneofhiscardsfaceupwardinfrontofhimselfandcallsoutitsvalue.

Wheneverapair,pairroyal,doublepairroyal,sequenceorfifteen(butnotaflush)isformedduringplay,theplayerputtingdownthecardthatformsit scorestheappropriatepoints.Ifthenon-dealerlaysdowna5andthedealerfollowsitwithanother5,thedealerwouldsay“tenforapair”andscore twopoints.Ifathird5isplayed,thenon-dealerwouldsay“fifteenforeight,”theeightpointsbeingmadeupoffifteenandapairroyal.

Asequenceofcardsscoresregardlessoftheorderinwhichitisplayed. Thusifcardsareplayedintheorderace,2,5,4,3,theplayerputtingout the3cancountonarunoffivecards.Shouldthesecondplayerbeabletoadda6hecanscorearunofsixcards,andsoon.

Whenthecountduringplayreaches31,thecardsareturnedfacedownandtheplayerwhosecardbroughtthetotalto31scorestwopoints.Ifa playerathisturnisunabletoplayacardthatiswithinthelimitof31,hesays“Go.”Hisopponentthenplaysanyofhiscardsthatarelowenoughto bewithinthelimit.Iftheymake31hescorestwopoints,iflessthan31hescoresonepointandalsosays“Go.”Countstartsoverandplaythen resumeswiththeremainingcardsinhand,andproceedsuntilallthecardsareplayedor31isagainreached.Playingthelastcardofahandscores “oneforthelast,”(scoresonepoint).

THE SHOW:Afterallthecardshavebeenplayed,eachplayerpicksuphisowncardsfrominfrontofhim.Thenon-dealershowsandscoreshis handfirst,whichgiveshimanadvantageifheisverynearreaching121.Thatstartistakenintothereckoningaspartofeachhand.

Acardmayberankedforscoringinanynumberofdifferentcombinations.Forexample,two10’sandtwo5’swouldgiveascoreofeightpointsfor fifteenplusfourpointsforpairs,givingatotalof12points.Thecombination4,4,5,6,6scoreseightpointsforfifteen,fourpointsforpairs,and12 pointsforsequences,givingatotalof24points.

IfaplayerholdsaJackofthesamesuitasthestart,hescores“oneforhismob,”(scoresonepoint).

Aflush of four cards in a hand scores four points. If the start is of the same suit the player scores five points, but a flush of four cards including the start scores nothing.

After the non-dealer has declared his score, the dealer shows and scores his own hand.After which he shows and also scores for the crib.