Cribbage Tips

Whether you're looking to improve your cribbage game, or looking for a great gift for your favorite opponent, you've come to the right place. If you're looking for the rules of cribbage or a few strategy tips, you'll find those as well.

CribbageBooks.com features books by Dan Barlow, 1980 National Open Cribbage Tournament Champion. The books are available from Amazon.com. Or you may order from any local bookstore. Each book is $10.50.
CRIBBAGE FOR EXPERTS

From Games Magazine: 'Cribbage for Experts (and future experts), by Dan Barlow, is . . . far and away the best study we've seen on the play of cribbage hands--the 'pegging' phase of the game. Regardless of your cribbage skill, if you're interested in improving, you shouldn't miss this little gem.'
Read an excerpt from the introduction


FUN WITH CRIBBAGE

Sure, sure, the best way to have Fun with Cribbage is to find an opponent and play. But this collection of challenging puzzles, hilarious stories, and fascinating quizzes is almost as much fun. It's the perfect book to bring out when your favorite opponent is missing in action. Hours of fun, and a great gift for any cribbage player!
  • Cribbage Pro - Play Cribbage online any time and anywhere. Play the best online cribbage and download Cribbage Pro for your iPhone or Android mobile device.
  • Cribbage strategy tips from gamecolony.com. Cribbage Strategy at everything2.com. George Rassmussen's notes on crib strategy.


Try a few sample puzzles



In cribbage, the statistical advantage goes to the player who understands and applies sound strategy, but even the best cribbage players in the world are going to have a tough time beating a good.



Cribbage tips and tricks

MIRACLES ON 4TH STREET
You're playing the last hand of the last game of the world championship. The title is on the line. Will you make the right decision? We give you the position and your cards, you decide the play.

CribbageTry a few sample problems


Welcome to the Spring 2021 Season of Competitive Matchmaking for Cribbage Pro! Although spring here in the northern hemisphere doesn't officially start for a few more weeks, I think many have had enough of winter this year. Competitive Season 3 has ended, and the involvement of everyone once again exceeded our expectations. I keep saying this, but it is really a lot of fun to watch everyone compete for the top placements and I hope you all feel the same way. Spread the word to your friends about this competitive cribbage format, and get them to join in the fun to see who is really the top player! Once again, this season grew and there were more matches played this season than before, and even more players who participated. We also had the most Grand-Master finishers in any season so far, so maybe we will have to add a new tier in the future.

A big thank you to everyone who participated, and a special congratulations to the top finishers! In 1st place, we have 'ThreeG' (up from 16th in last season). 2nd place is 'KenC456' (new this season) and in 3rd we have 'TC2' which is someone who is becoming a regular top 10 finisher! As our regular reminder to keep improving and fight your way to the top, we recommend reading through the cribbage strategy tips and the many related blog posts to sharpen up, and if you're serious about improving there are tons of great strategy books out there that you should really consider.

As with past seasons, everyone who finished the season in the Top 50 ('Recent' list), have been awarded both a special in-game 'board peg' as well as Cribbage Pro Gold that can be used in the Cribbage Pro Contests system and then redeemed for cash (awards must be used at least once in a Contest to be cashed out to USDC, see the full terms and conditions for details). The top finisher is awarded the 'crown' board peg, and all others in the Top 50 are awarded a 'star' board peg. These pegs are shown to everyone when playing in online multiplayer games, and they are permanent, so if you see your opponent has one of them you can know that they have earned it by finishing in the Top 50 in competitive play. The Cribbage Pro Gold awards are as follows (not cumulative):

  • 2 Gold for Top 50
  • 4 Gold for Top 25
  • 10 Gold for Top 10
  • 20 Gold for 3rd Place
  • 30 Gold for 2nd Place
  • 50 Gold for 1st Place
Remember to complete your 10 matches per week. See the FAQ for details. Play early, and play often!

Cribbage Tips And Strategy

Here was the final Top 50 for Season 3:

1ThreeG26yvanobc12
2KenC45627Doksboy
3TC228Looie3nba
4Gssj2129konadive
5fisher1730nob4one
6iPeg31Mharold
74KA322fast4you
8BigD4Life33jimmy15
9lbolt5834MTBiggs
10rattle1535MyLuckSux
11VGKnights36180558
12cribfan4437Domerzag
13jmath71438Br1Guy
14CT39839cbx1000z
15calgary994047don
16jjonell41better69
17Task42Dpac
18dcpastore43jwr13
19canucount44jmbird989
20Yompopo45Aureate
21gsosin46Duane1952
22WhyADuck47Birddoggy
23rocks1948sums11
24LePone49Cribbfest
25scout350charron

As a reference, the levels in Competitive Matchmaking are as follows:
Bronze - 1 - 1499 CR

Acc Cribbage Tips

Gold - 2000 - 2499 CR
Diamond - 3000 - 3499 CR
Grand-master - 4000+ CR
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