Category: cribbage

  • Big Time Bigfoot Cribbage Game!

    Big Time Bigfoot Cribbage Game!

    Yesterday, Sena and I had a major cribbage showdown on the Bigfoot cribbage board. It took a little practice to get used to it because we generally use the long board. Aside from the usual hiccups figuring out scores, I did a fair job of keeping up for a while. However; Sena won. She plays…

  • Learning to Play Cribbage from the Internet

    Learning to Play Cribbage from the Internet

    I’ve been looking over the web about learning how and where to play cribbage. It’s a card game for two players usually, but there are variations allowing for 3 to 4 players.  First, out of curiosity, I started searching the web on where to play cribbage in Iowa. There are about 200 local clubs across…

  • Jim vs Donald Trump on Cribbage Pro

    Jim vs Donald Trump on Cribbage Pro

    President Donald Trump and I made a deal about his plan to make Canada the 51st state of America. If President Trump wins, he goes ahead and tries it. If I win, he lets it go. I won. This is satire! Happy April Fool’s Day!

  • The Best Cribbage Song You Never Heard Of

    The Best Cribbage Song You Never Heard Of

    I was looking for fun cribbage facts the past few days and while I couldn’t find any good cribbage jokes, I did find an interesting song about cribbage called “One for His Nob (The Cribbage Song.” It was done by a British artist, Richard Thompson. It’s included with another song by him entitled “Meet on…

  • Update on the Cribbage Go Rule and More!

    Update on the Cribbage Go Rule and More!

    I just discovered a little more about the Go Rule in Cribbage. It turns out that it’s easy to over think it. I found a few websites that state it more clearly than what I have recently found and posted about last Friday, January 17th. Probably the simplest explanation is a pdf document of rules…

  • The Go Rule in Cribbage

    The Go Rule in Cribbage

    Sena and I have been playing cribbage for a number of years but only recently have we begun to question the “Go rule.” I’ve looked on the web for clarification about how to use the Go, and found conflicting guidance. Incidentally, we’ve posted YouTube videos of some of our games, many of them probably showing…

  • Connection Between Cribbage and Obituaries?

    Connection Between Cribbage and Obituaries?

    Just for fun today (which is New Year’s Day of 2025) after Sena and I played a few games of cribbage, I searched the internet using the term “cribbage in Iowa.” I found a local newspaper story entitled “There’s No Crying in Cribbage. There’s No Politics Either,” published August 18, 2024 in the digital version…

  • “Muggling” Through Muggins in Cribbage

    “Muggling” Through Muggins in Cribbage

    We play cribbage and we tried playing using the Muggins Rule the other day. We “muggled” through it is what I should say. During one game, Sena got the total count wrong, which led to a confusing situation leading to her overpegging and eventually winning a game, which didn’t make a lot of sense. Most…

  • Cribbage Tournament at Iowa State Fair Again This Year!

    Cribbage Tournament at Iowa State Fair Again This Year!

    The Iowa State Fair will again have the Cribbage Tournament this year! It’s on August 18 (the last day of the fair) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at the Oman Family Youth Inn. Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.

  • Making Life in the Hotel Livable

    Making Life in the Hotel Livable

    We’ve been in the hotel a couple of weeks now. We’ll probably be here 2 months until our house is built. Making it livable is about keeping it simple. While we were busy packing and moving out of our old house, we got away from regular habits that helped keep us happier and at least…