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Cribbage or
Crib is a card game that involves forming combinations of cards
over a series of hands to accumulate points. In Cribbage points
are mainly scored by runs in Cribbage, regardless of suit; by
pairs, triples and quadruples; by flushes; and by cards that add
up to 15. Cribbage is the only card game that can legally be played
for a wager in British pubs.
According
to John Aubrey, Cribbage was invented by Sir John Suckling, a
British poet, in the early 17th century. Cribbage was derived
from an older card game called Noddy. Cribbage has survived, with
no major changes, as one of the most popular games in the English-speaking
world. Cribbage is generally played by two people, although it
can be played by three or four, or by a pair of two-person teams.
Visually,
Cribbage is known for its scoring board - a series of holes (streets)
on which score is tallied with pegs. Cribbage scores can be kept
on a piece of paper, but a Cribbage board is almost always used,
since scoring occurs throughout the game in Cribbage, not just
at the conclusion of hands as in most other card games.
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