You are required to play a card unless you cannot play without going over 31. At this point, the player that was last to play or whoever made the count reach 31 exactly gets 1 or 2 points respectively. It continues around the table with play continuing until it reaches 31 exactly or no one can play without exceeding 31. When the count reaches the point where a player cannot play a card without exceeding 31 they say “Go”. Pair – for completing a pair you get 2 pointsģ-of-a-kind – counts as 3 different pairs so 6 pointsĤ-of-a-kind – counts as 6 different pairs so 12 pointsĪ run of 3+ cards (laid consecutively but not necessarily in ascending/descending order) gets you the number of cards laid. Points during counting are scored as follows:ġ5 – for causing the count to reach exactly 15 you get 2 points then counting continues Starting with the player to the left of the dealer, each person lays down one card at a time and states the count – the cumulative value of the cards that have been laid going up to but not exceeding 31. If it is a jack, the dealer gets 2 points for ‘his heels’ or ‘his nibs’. Once everyone only has 4 cards in their hand and the crib is formed, the player to the left of the dealer or the singular opponent if it is only 2 players cuts the remaining cards with the dealer flipping over the top card of the bottom half, this card is called the ‘cut’ or the ‘starter card’.
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