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Help on Cribbage
Basic Rules(
Selecting you hand(
Playing your hand(
Scoring your hand(
The box(
BASIC RULES
+;The idea is to score 121 points, shown on the board by pegsO
+;which go from left to right on the outermost line of holes,O
+;and then back down the inner set and then round again. EachO
+=player is dealt six cards of which he/she must throw two intoO
+@'the box'. The box is like another hand when scoring after play,O
+?and both players take it in turns to have it counting for them.O
+;When cards have been discarded, the top card of the deck isO
+Bturned over if it's a jack, then whoevers box it is gets 2 points.O
SELECTING YOUR HAND
+/Use the left and right cursor keys to move fromO
+0from card to card. (The current card is shown byO
+0a thicker border.) To discard a card, push enterO
+0when you are you on it. Two cards must be thrownO
+4into the box - they will either score for or againstO
+2you depending on whose turn it is to have the box.O
PLAYING YOUR HAND
+>Each player in turn (unless he/she can't go) puts down a card.O
+?The value of which is added to a running total, which can neverO
+@be higher than 31. If neither player can put a card down withoutO
+?the total of 31 being exceeded then the last player to have putO
+=down a card gains a point. If a total of 31 is achieved, thenO
+?that person gets two points. If neither player can go or 31 hasO
+=been reached, the running total is set to zero again and playO
PLAYING YOUR HAND
+.continues until both players are out of cards.O
+?NB Court cards all have a value of ten and aces are always low.O
Pegging Points:O
+=If a card is laid with the same value as the card immediatelyO
+>before it, that person gets 2 points for a pair. If a third ofO
+?the same value is then laid, that person gets 6 points, and forO
PLAYING YOUR HAND
+=the fourth, 12 points. If three consecutive cards make a run,O
+>for example 4 followed by a 5 followed by a 6, then the personO
+?who placed the third card gets 3 points. If the run is extendedO
+>by the other player by placing a 7, then he/she gets 4 points,O
+Aand so on. Pairs and runs only ever score points if all the cardsO
+?involved were played within the same round, ie without 31 beingO
+=reached. The final way to score pegging points is to make theO
+<running total equal to 15. This, like 31, scores two points.O
SCORING YOUR HAND
+?The card initially turned over before play counts as your fifthO
+?card when scoring your hand, also another point to note is thatO
+>whoever doesn't have the box scores his hand first. Points areO
+@gained through pairs (2pts) three-of-a-kind (6pts) or four-of-a-O
+>kind (12pts). For every card involved in a run (three cards orO
+?more in sequence) you receive 1 point (eg Your hand = 3,4,5,4,9O
SCORING YOUR HAND
+=You would score 2pts for the pair of 4's, 3pts for 3,4,5 as aO
+?run, and another 3pts for the other combination of 3,4,5 as youO
+@have two fours.) For every combination of cards adding up to 15,O
+?you also receive 2pts, and if all four cards from your hand areO
+@of the same suit, you get 4pts. If the fifth card is also of theO
+Bsame suit you get an extra point. Finally, if you have the jack ofO
+>the same suit as the card turned over, you get an extra point.O
THE BOX
+6The box belongs to each player in turn. Whoever has itO
+8plays first, and whoever doesn't, scores his hand first.O
+9The box is scored just like your hand, using the upturnedO
+9card as the fifth. (See scoring your hand for the points)O
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