Cribbage is a card game for two to four players in which players score points by forming combinations of cards, such as pairs, runs and combinations totaling fifteen, both during play and when counting their hand, with scores tracked by moving pegs along a dedicated cribbage board. The game is credited to the English poet and courtier Sir John Suckling in the early seventeenth century, who developed it from an earlier English game called noddy, and it remains especially popular in the United Kingdom, Canada and parts of the United States, including as a recognized competitive card game with its own tournament scene.
Facts
Originating Region Game TypeCard game, positional scoring, played with a cribbage board 1 Governing BodyNo single international governing body; national organizations including the American Cribbage Congress and the UK Cribbage Association are the principal competitive bodies. 1 Classification
Player Count Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
Game Type (category) Game Type (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: England, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Cribbage
WikipediaLead section, second paragraph
Cribbage has several distinctive features, including the cribbage board used for score-keeping; the crib, box, or kitty; two distinct scoring stages; and a unique scoring system, including points for groups of cards that total 15.
History section, first paragraph
According to John Aubrey, it was created by the English poet Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century as a derivation of the game "noddy".
External links section
American Cribbage Congress
UK Cribbage Association
Infobox, players field
2 standard, variations 3-6
entity record, description lead (player-count)
Cribbage is a card game for two to four players in which players score points by forming combinations of cards, such as pairs, runs and combinations totaling fifteen, both during play and when counting their hand, with scores tracked by moving pegs along a dedicated cribbage board. The game is credited to the English poet and courtier Sir John Suckling in the early seventeenth century, w
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