cribbage

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crib·bage | \ ˈkri-bij

Definition of cribbage

: a card game for two players in which each player tries to form various counting combinations of cards

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Cribbage is a card game, usually for two players, in which each player tries to form various counting combinations of cards. Each player receives six cards, and the score is kept by moving pegs on a narrow rectangular board. (There is also a five-card variant, as well as four-hand and three-hand variants.) Cribbage was invented by the 17th-cent. English poet and courtier John Suckling. The rules of play, though somewhat involved, are simple enough to make cribbage a popular pastime, particularly in Britain and the United States. The game usually ends at 121 (twice around the board plus one).

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Recent Examples on the Web Before the pandemic, Mary Mika, 87, bounced around to three senior centers in the north metro each week to play cribbage. — Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, "In Coon Rapids, seniors are honking up a storm for in-car bingo," 22 Sep. 2020 Crew members made the best of it, sometimes taking meals together, at a distance, on the deck, or competing in an outdoor cribbage tournament, Lilly said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Historic research cruise sailed with first all-women science team," 14 Sep. 2020 Uncommon Goods offers custom cribbage board with a laser-etched map of one of 4,000 lakes ($69) and other grandparent gifts. — oregonlive, "Grandparents Day: Ways to say ‘I love you’ even if you’re not together on Sunday," 8 Sep. 2020 Play dice games in a group, cribbage with you and a friend or solitaire by yourself. — Outdoor Life, "Entertaining games to play while spending time outdoors," 27 Apr. 2020 Craig had a great love of competitive games like Stratego, cribbage, & pool. — courant.com, "Craig R. Anderson," 13 Dec. 2019 The crew frequents restaurants around Minneapolis — Burch Steak and Zelo are favorites — and play card games like Shnarps and cribbage to pass the time on the road. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, "Wild’s Matt Dumba unafraid to stand out: ‘I’m just being myself’," 11 Oct. 2019 Nelson wrote poetry and was a skilled cribbage and poker player. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "“Papa Bear” Nelson, longtime cabbie, vendor at ballgames, dies at 78 in Westminster," 17 Nov. 2019 Glendale, hosts teams of two in a cribbage tournament. — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee breweries will celebrate all things beer during Drink Brew City Week," 13 July 2018

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