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How to score Cribbage

Score points during the play (15s, 31s, pairs, runs and the last card) and again when you count your hand and the crib. First to 121 wins.

During the play (pegging)

ForPoints
Bringing the count to 152
Bringing the count to 312
Last card (a go)1
Pair2
Three of a kind6
Four of a kind12
Run of 3 or more1 per card

Counting the hand and crib

ForPoints
Each combination totaling 152
Each pair2
Each run1 per card
Flush in hand (4 cards)4 (5 if the starter matches)
Flush in crib5 (all five cards)
Jack of the starter's suit (nobs)1
Starter is a Jack (heels, dealer)2

A perfect hand scores 29. Two-player games are usually to 121; some play a short game to 61.

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Free printable score sheet

Print a blank Cribbage score sheet with room for four players or teams.

Cribbage score sheet

Round
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