Sir John
Suckling, a British poet and knight, invented the card game of
Cribbage about 1635, reportedly as an evolution from the
earlier game of "Noddy". Cribbage has survived, with no major
changes, as one of the most popular games in the
English-speaking world.
The more modern Six Card Cribbage has now almost entirely
replaced the original Five Card Cribbage game. However the
five card version does still survive in parts of Great
Britain, where Cribbage is one of the few games legally
permitted to be played in a public house for small stakes.
Seven Card Cribbage is reportedly less common.
Cribbage by MeggieSoft Games is the traditional game for two
players, and supports the original Five Card game in addition
to the later Six and Seven Card derivations, plus common rule
variations. The older game of Noddy is also fully supported.
Cribbage is a game of cunning in which the two players must
balance a number of different objectives and remain alert in
recognizing scoring combinations. It is a game where
experience counts - together with luck.
Because Cribbage
by MeggieSoft Games supports all three Cribbage variants, plus
Noddy, the rules and scoring conventions can be
mixed-and-matched. For example, one could choose to play a
Five Card game with a goal of 181 points, without the
non-dealer bonus, and include Twenty-five for Two.
Cribbage utilizes the traditional MeggieSoft Games foundation
user interface, common to all our games. In addition, Cribbage
permits either the Peg Board or the Scoresheet method of
scoring. |
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