Each player picks up the six dealt cards and discards two cards. The dealer then deals six cards face down to all players and puts the rest of the deck back down. For every hand, the dealer shuffles the entire deck and offers the cards to their opponent to cut. The deal alternates for each hand in the game thereafter. To start the game, both players cut the deck, and whoever draws the lowest card is the first dealer. One while players are laying down cards two, in your hand and three, if it’s your turn to have the ‘crib.’ Click here to check out our best selling custom cribbage boards

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Cribbage is a fast game- experienced players can finish a game in about 15 minutes. Sometimes you try to score points, and sometimes you try to stop your opponent from scoring. People still play cribbage, and those that do love it! Cribbage is a game of strategy and tactics.

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