Go Retire Psychiatrist

Today is the day of the answers to the cribbage score quiz last Friday. We were playing 7 card cribbage and got interesting hands to score.

Hand A is 28: There are a dozen points worth of 15s for 2; there are 12 points worth of 3 card runs; and there are 4 points worth of pairs.

Hand B is also 28: There are ten points worth of 15s for 2; there are 12 points worth of 3 card runs; and there are 6 points worth of pairs.

There are short cuts to counting the runs, although it’s faster to use the short cuts for counting runs, it’s good practice to count the runs and pairs separately.

We’re improving at counting scores in 9 card cribbage. So far we’re only playing to 61 and we often finish a game in only a couple of hands.

We’re scheduled to get our two new cribbage boards from Canada tomorrow. I’ve got my fingers crossed.