cribbage

classic cribbage card game against the computer

TLDR

Start a game

$ cribbage

Explain scoring mistakes

$ cribbage -e

Use shorter (quiet) prompts

$ cribbage -q

Let the computer cut the deck (skip the cut prompt)

$ cribbage -r

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 the correct score whenever the player makes a scoring mistake for a hand or crib.

-q

Quiet mode: print shorter prompts and messages.

-r

Have the program randomly cut the deck instead of prompting the player.

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.