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Cribbage, or crib, is a card game, traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. It can be adapted for three or four players. wikipedia.org
- The rules of Cribbage involve two or more players scoring points by playing cards from their hands, combining them with a communal "crib" to form various combinations, and reaching a target score by pegging along a board.
- Highest to lowest: King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace.
- According to John Aubrey, cribbage was created by the English poet Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century, as a derivation of the game "noddy".
- 2 (variations for 3–6)
