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Help
Click on* help on tool bar, then go to content for more program information, see image on the right.
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Start
The program layouts your cards at the bottom of the screen and the computer's cards (cards not turned over) at the top, see image on the right.
Rules and strategy
For more information on the rules and strategy of cribbage click here
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Message
The message at the bottom of the screen tell you what you need to do next. First message was that we needed to discard cards to crib, see image on the right.
?Hint
Clicking on the Hint button and the computer will select your crib cards.
After you discard your two cards to crib, the next message verifies your decision. Click on yes if you want to continue, no if you want to change discard. With a PC crib you then must cut for the
starter card.
Cut for starter card
To cut for the starter card, click on a card in the deck. The starter card is added as a fifth card to each hand and the crib during counting. It is not used during the
play.
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First move
The non crib player move first by laying one card from their hand to the table. The other player then lays down a card.
Moving a card
Clicking on a card will move the card.
Running Count
A running count is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
How to play
The idea during play is to acquire points by making pairs, runs or 15's from the
played cards. You want to be careful also not to lay out cards that are close in rank in order to avoid a run. The maximum total of played cards is 31. The player that lays a card, which totals
exactly 31, receives 2 points. If you cannot lay a card that keeps the total at 31 or less you must announce a "Go" and pass the play (the computer will do this for you). The other player
must then lay out the remaining cards that keep the total to 31 or less and receives one point for the Go and two points if he was able to total exactly 31. The play then continues again,
starting from zero in this way until all cards are played out. The player that lays the very last card receives one point.
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Example
The computer played a 3, I played a 10, computer played a 9, I played the 8. The computer is unable to play a card and exceeds 31, so I get three points (one point for the Go and two
points because I was able to total exactly 31.). I get another 2 points when I lay down the ace for a 31 count.
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Cribbage board
The cribbage board is used to keep score. Your white pegs moves along the red (outside) track, the computer yellow peg uses the (inside) track. Each player has two pegs that
leapfrog over each other when points are made. The leading peg represents your current score
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Card count
When the last card has been played the program will count your cards. The player with crib includes the crib cards in their count. The program will displays the card counts for
you, pointing out which cards contribute to which points. See image on right.Click on the close button to continue. All points are recorded for you on the peg board.
Winning
The first player to cross the finish line, 121 points, wins the game.
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*Click on
Using your mouse move the cursor on the computer screen to where you need to click. Then press your mouse button.
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