cribbage

classic cribbage card game against the computer

TLDR

Start a game

$ cribbage

Explain scoring for each hand

$ cribbage -e

Play muggins (claim missed points)

$ cribbage -m

cribbage is a text-based implementation of the classic cribbage card game from the bsdgames collection. The player competes against the computer, scoring points by forming combinations during play and in hand.Cards are selected for the crib, then played alternately trying to make pairs, runs, and reach 15 or 31. The first player to reach 121 points wins.

PARAMETERS

-e

Explain scoring for each hand.

-m

Play muggins - claim opponent's missed points.

-q

Quiet mode - print shorter messages.

-r

Play regardless of terminal type.

PREVIEW

 Your hand:
 [5h] [5d] [Jc] [Kd]
 Starter: [5s]
 Points: 12

CAVEATS

Part of the bsdgames package. Knowledge of cribbage rules is helpful. Use -e to learn scoring.

HISTORY

Cribbage was invented by Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century. The BSD implementation was written by Bill Joy and has been part of BSD games since the 1980s.