Cribbage Patience

Cribbage type. 1 deck. No redeal.

Object

Deal five cribbage hands to get a total score of 61 points or more.

Rules

Six cards are dealt face-up, and two cards are dealt face-down to the crib. Move two cards from the six face-up cards to the crib, then flip the face-down cards. Then, one card is dealt face-up to be the starter.

Points are awarded for the 2 Cribbage hands: the remaining four cards, plus the four cards in the crib.

After each hand, repeat the process four more times to deal a total of five hands. You win if after all five hands, your score reaches 61 points.

Cribbage Scoring

Cribbage hands are scored as follows - each hand is worth the total value of all of the following:

• 15 - 2 points are added to each hand for every combination of cards that adds up to 15.
• Pair - 2 points are added for each set of two cards of the same rank.
• Pair Royal - For sets of the same rank of more than two cards, they are scored by the number of individual pairs they contain.
• Run - Each combination of three or more cards of consecutive ranks scores 1 point per card. Only the largest possible run is considered.
• Flush - Four cards of the same suit are worth 4 points. The starter is not considered when scoring flushes, but if it does match the suit of a flush, that is an extra point.
• His Nobs - A jack of the same suit as the starter adds 1 point to the hand.
• His Heels - If the starter is a Jack, 2 points are added to the entire game.

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