A game of low animal cunning where players must balance a number of different objectives, remain quick witted enough to recognise combinations, and be able to add up, it is perhaps not the most obvious of games to be so firmly associated with the English pub.
See also the page on Five Card Cribbage, an older form of the game which has been largely forgotten, though it is still played in parts of Britain.Ĭribbage in England is primarily a pub game - indeed, it is one of the few games allowed by Statute to be played in a public house for small stakes. It is now the standard form of Cribbage and widely played in English speaking parts of the world.
Six Card Cribbage is basically a game for two players, but adapts easily for three players, and for four players in fixed partnerships - a very useful feature.
