For all three difficulty levels the cards are dealt completely at random to both you and to the computer. The difference between the easy, standard and pro levels is the strategy used to choose the computer's discards and pegging plays. If you are finding that your computer opponent is beating you, you will likely benefit from understanding how the computer chooses its next move.
The cribbage game points
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| Discarding: | Chooses a random pair of cards. |
| Pegging: | Chooses a random valid card. |
Cribbage, or crib, is a card game traditionally for two players, but commonly played with three, four or more, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for score-keeping, the eponymous crib, box. Play the classic card game Cribbage online for free. No download required. Play against the computer, or challenge another human player!
Standard Computer Strategy
| Discarding: | Chooses the pair of cards that will result in the best hand score ignoring the possible flip card. If the discards are a pair or sum to 15, it adjusts the analyzed hand value by 2 (plus or minus depending on the crib owner.) Notice that this strategy does not account for flushes or possible runs that could result from the flip card. |
| Pegging: | Chooses the next card that will result in the highest score for itself. If all plays are of equal value then it chooses at random. |
5 Card Flush In Cribbage Games
| Discarding: | Evaluates the score for each pair of discards for all possible flip cards still left in the deck. Then takes the play that averages the highest outcome. For the cards in the crib, evaluates their value as well with each possible flip card and adds or subtracts depending on who will count the crib. Note that the potential from the two additional crib cards are not included in the crib analysis. |
| Pegging: | Chooses the next card that will result in the highest score for itself. It also prefers not to leave the pegging count at 5 or 21. If all plays are of equal value then it chooses at random. |
The cribbage game points
Learn to count the cribbage game point so you can play cribbage well.
These cribbage points will determine the cards to keep and discard when playing the cribbage game.
How To Play 5 Card Cribbage
Counting the points and keeping the best cards takes time. There is no magic tricks.
Keeping a combination of 3 sequencial cards will usually be good if you get a pair of one of those 3 cards for the cut.
Points of the cribbage game ?
Go = 1
Pair = 2
3 cards the same (3 pairs) = 6
4 cards the same (6 pairs) = 12
Run of 3 cards and more = 1 point per card
Any cards combination making 15 = 2
Jack of the same kind as the starter card= 1
All 4 cards of the hand are the same kind (excluding starter)* = 4
All 5 cards of the hand are the same kind (including starter) = 5
* Some players will count only the 5 card flush for the crib hand.
Easy to remember cribbage hand points
5 Card Flush In Cribbage Boards
This type of cribbage game hand is made of a straight and a pair.
It will automatically give 8 points to the cribbage hand (not including the cut).
You may just add the 15 and other points to it.
5 Card Flush In Cribbage Rules
runs (,) and (,) -> 6
Pair (,) -> 2
5 Card Flush In Cribbage Card Game
See also:
Instruction manual - Cribbage game rules
Free cribbage download - Features of the cribbage card game
FAQ on the cribbage software
5 Card Flush In Cribbage Table
Description and rules
Go - The runs - The jack
Using the board and pegs - Card game points
Cards to keep - Cribbage hand example
Cribbage perfect hand or 29