Cribbage evolved from an earlier English game called
"noddy," and the man credited with inventing it is Sir John Suckling, a wealthy
English poet. Cribbage affords players both the anticipation of the luck of the
deal as well as ample opportunity to exercise their skills in discarding and
play. One of the novel features of Cribbage is that a Cribbage board is used
for scoring rather than the usual pencil and paper. The rectangular wooden
board is equipped with holes that accommodate pegs. The boards speed up
scoring, and in this fast-moving game, pegging greatly reduces chances for
errors in computing scores. Cribbage has come a long way from Suckling's noddy
invention to "Britain's national card game." Participants will need to register
with a partner and purchase a cribbage board along with a deck of cards (boards
are available on Amazon for less than $20). Purpose: Learn how to play the game of Cribbage Facilitators: George & Nancy Taylor |
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