KINGS CRIBBAGE

OBJECT

• Outscore your opponent by making or extending Crib Hands with the tiles.
• A Crib Hand is a row of 2 to 5 tiles that combine to form cribbage points (runs, pairs and/or fifteens).

START

• Low draw plays first.
• Without peeking, all players draw 5 tiles from the bag and place them on the tile holder.
• The first person to play forms a Crib Hand using 2, 3, 4 or 5 of their tiles, then positions them in a straight line, next to each other, anywhere on the board.
• Each turn is complete once a player records their score and replenishes their tile stock to 5.
• All players after the first turn must merge with the tiles already on the board to create or extend Crib Hands.

RULES

1. No play (Crib Hang) may exceed 5 tiles.
2. Played tiles must be in a straight line.
3. Diagonal playing or scoring is never allowed.
4. Every tile must contribute points to the Crib Hand.
5. Runs do not need to be in sequence.
6. All plays, after the first, must consist of 1 to 5 tiles.
7. Face tiles are valued at 10 when making "fifteens"
8. Aces are valued at 1 when making "fifteens" or "runs".
9. 6's can be turned around and played as 9's or vice versa but once they are on the board their value is set.
10. If no play is possible, player misses a turn and can exchange from 1 to 5 of their tiles with those in the bag.

END GAME

• When no tiles are left in the bag, the game ends immediately if one player runs out of tiles or no play is possible by any player.
• Leftover tiles are deducted from each players score at face value.
  (Face tiles = 10, Aces = 1)

HOW TO SCORE
FIFTEENS			POINTS
Tiles which total 15	Eg.		...	2
Any combination(s) of 2 or more tiles which total 15.
RUNS
Run of 3	Eg.		...	3
Run of 4	Eg.		...	4
Run of 5	Eg.		...	5
Tiles do not need to be laid in sequence. Longer runs do not score the shorter runs they contain.
PAIRS
2 of a kind (= 1 pair)	Eg.		...	2
3 of a kind (= 3 pairs)	Eg.		...	6
4 of a kind (= 6 pairs)	Eg.		...	12
5 of a kind (= 10 pairs)	Eg.		...	20
BONUS POINTS
First player to start			...	10
Play all 5 of your tiles in one turn			...	10
Create or extend a Crib Hand so that all 5 tiles are of the same colour
Eg. or			...	10
Scoring rules apply to both horizontal and vertical Crib Hands.
Fully score all Crib Hands that you create/extend on your turn.

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OPTIONAL RULES

• SERVANT
  • The player with the lowest score after each round is called the "Servant" and must keep score for the other players.
• JOKER
  • The first player to call "Joker" if they spot points unclaimed by their opponent (after their score is recorded), may claim those points. Should the call be made before the points are recorded or if there are no missed points, the caller becomes the Joker and 5 points are deducted from his score.
• SOLITAIRE
  • Separate the dark and light tiles then play them against each other using the standard rules.

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KINGS CRIBBAGE is a trademark of Cowley Coatings Corp.