Card games centered on wagering or on cumulative point scoring outside the trick-taking and rummy families, covering Baccarat, Blackjack, Poker and Cribbage, the last placed here by convention (Cribbage's peg-board scoring and pub-and-casino social setting) rather than a shared vying mechanic with the other three. Belongs here: banking and vying games and Cribbage's scoring-run format. Does not belong here: trick-taking or set-matching card games, grouped under their own families above.
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Why is Cribbage grouped with Poker and Blackjack?
Cribbage is placed here by convention, for its peg-board scoring and casino social setting, not for sharing a vying mechanic with Poker or Blackjack.
Casino and Scoring Card Games covers card games centered on wagering or on cumulative point scoring outside the trick-taking and rummy families, including Baccarat, Blackjack, Poker and Cribbage. Cribbage is placed here by convention, for its peg-board scoring and pub-and-casino social setting, rather than for sharing a vying mechanic with the other three.
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