Review from The Philidorian: ....To the spectacled dowager, or the gouty old bachelor, -to miss near her teens, or master near his pinafore. -How could there be devised a better game? It teaches the child arithmetic, by a railroad process; and soothes the aches of age by its gentle exercise of the brain. Pasquin's Treatise, long out of print, was the best cribbage manual ever published; and in the little volume before us Mr. Walker has appended a good deal of interesting matter to a reproduction of the original. We may take another opportunity to draw upon this work for extracts. At p. 41, we turned up an error, which the publishers will thank us for pointing out, in order to its being corrected in a second edition. The author's words are, ""A sequence of a six, seven, and eight, combined with a pair of aces, inclusive of a four card flush, yield thirteen points,"" &c....

In this beginner’s guide, Mike Basemann has laid out in easy-to-follow steps the TOP-SECRET tips and tricks that cribbage masters use to expertly navigate and win every game! Over the course of this book, you will learn: quick and foolproff tips to learn the game and win matches, how to expertly shuffle, cut, and open cards, the straightforward way to deal the cards and keep score, simple tips on how to explore and place the crib, and so much more!

Everything you need to know to have fun with this fascinating game from basic beginner strategies for quick success and more wins, tactics for making smart choices on the discard, how to take the lead, and how to reply to your opponent's lead. Originally invented in the 1600's, cribbage became very popular with sailors (especially in the mid-1900s). During World War II, American submarine crews on long voyages became avid cribbage players. Admiral Richard O'Kane was once dealt a perfect hand in a cribbage game - and his lucky cribbage board has been passed down by generations of submarine captains. You can embrace the modern tradition of cribbage by learning the simple and compelling rules of the game. All you need to play is a friend (or a group of friends), a deck of cards, and a cribbage board (a board with 121 holes and pegs for each player). With this easy-to-understand guidebook, you can quickly pick up the basics of the game, including pegging, counting, and "quick counting." You'll learn about the "perfect 29," how to win with 121 points, and how to "skunk" your opponents. You'll find out how to use the "crib" (the namesake of the game) to your advantage - both as the dealer and a non-dealer. This book even offers sneaky tactics for experienced players, such as using "muggins" to keep your opponents honest and earn more points! You'll also discover a special bonus chapter which describes Captain's Cribbage, a variant of 3-person cribbage. In three successive rounds, players take turns teaming up together and acting alone as the "captain." This blend of teamwork and competition creates a fun and challenging twist on this classic game.

Cribbage affords players with both the anticipation of the luck of the deal and also a lot of opportunity to show their skills in discarding and playOne of the major feature of cribbage is that a cribbage board is used for scoring instead of using paper and pencil, the rectangular wooden board is equipped with holes that can accommodate pegs, the board speed scoring and in this fast moving game, This book is a step by step guide on how to play the cribbage game including how to master basic skills of the game which includes pegging, the go, counting the hands and quick countingYou will also discover how to get the perfect 29, how to win 121 points and how to master a technique called skunk or double skunk to win your opponents.With this easy-to-understand guidebook, you can quickly pick up the basics of the game, including pegging, counting, and "quick counting." You'll learn about the "perfect 29," how to win with 121 points, and how to "skunk" your opponents. You'll find out how to use the "crib" (the namesake of the game) to your advantage - both as the dealer and a non-dealer. This book even offers sneaky tactics for experienced players, such as using "muggins" to keep your opponents honest and earn more points! GET YOUR COPY OF THIS BOOK TODAY

A review from The Philidorian: As long as sea-coal fires and Welsh-rabbits maintain their ground in merry England, so long will the venerable science of Cribbage hold its own. To the spectacled dowager, or the gouty old bachelor,-to miss near her teens, or master near his pinafore. -How could there be devised a better game? It teaches the child arithmetic, by a railroad process; and soothes the aches of age by its gentle exercise of the brain. Pasquin's Treatise, long out of print, was the best cribbage manual ever published; and in the little volume before us Mr. Walker has appended a good deal of interesting matter to a reproduction of the original. We may take another opportunity to draw upon this work for extracts. At p. 41, we turned up an error, which the publishers will thank us for pointing out, in order to its being corrected in a second edition. The author's words are, "A sequence of a six, seven, and eight, combined with a pair of aces, inclusive of a four card flush, yield thirteen points," &c. Now the fact is, these cards with the flush, as indicated, count for seventeen, although at first view we grant the computation is not obvious. A six, seven, and eight, with a pair of aces, unflushed, form of themselves the baker's dozen; and this particular presentment of the cards is called, in some counties, the "ragged thirteen." * * * * * From the beginning of the Author's PREFACE: As a game of cards for two persons only, Cribbage is universally popular, and both Piquet and Ecarté must give place to its pretensions. There exists, indeed, no similar species of amusement, in which the rival powers of chance and skill are so happily blended; - and, while the influence of fortune is perpetually recognized as a source of pleasing excitement, there remains sufficient room for the exercise of the intellectual faculties, to insure their final attainment of success. In Cribbage, as in other games, the ignorant go on, playing at random, and trusting solely to what they term "their luck;" - while those who are better informed, do not disdain to acquire the art of guiding that "luck" towards their own side of the board. During the run of a few consecutive games, skill may be compelled to yield to the power of adverse cards; but in a longer series of play, its influence will most certainly predominate.

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