Three cards of consecutive rank (irrespective of suit), such as Ace-2-3, score 3 points for a run. Four of a kind contain 6 pairs and so score 12 points. Three cards of the same rank contain 3 different pairs and thus score a total of 6 points for pair royal. This combination would be marked as, “fifteen: eight”.Ī pair of cards of the same rank score 2 points. For example, King-Jack- Five-Five would count 8 points (four fifteens as the King and the Jack can each be paired with either Five). All valid scores from the following list are counted.Īny combination of cards adding up to 15 pips scores 2 points. The start card also counts as part of the hand when scoring combinations. First, the non-dealer’s hand is exposed and scored. The ShowĪll of the cards that were put down during the play are now retrieved and score for combinations of cards held in hand. If neither player manages to make the total exactly 31, whoever played the last card pegs 1. Score equals to a number of cards in a run. The cards do not have to be played in order, but no other cards must intervene. The player of the fourth card scores 12.Ī run, or sequence is a set of 3 or more cards of consecutive ranks (irrespective of suit) – such as 9-10-Jack or 2-3-4-5. If immediately after a pair a third card of the same rank is played, the player of the third card scores 6 for pair royal.įour cards of the same rank played in immediate succession. a King after a King) you peg 2 for a pair. If you play a card of the same rank as the previous card (e.g.

If you play a card which brings the total to 15, you peg 2 claiming, “fifteen two”.Īs mentioned above, if you play a card which brings the total to exactly 31, you peg 2. If the start card turned over at the commencement of the hand is a Jack, the dealer pegs, “2 for doing him”. A player who makes any of the following scores during the play pegs them immediately:

Cribbage rules