Publisher's Synopsis
Inside "The Basics of Cribbage", you'll discover everything you need to know to have fun with this fascinating game:
- Basic beginner strategies for quick success and more wins
- Tactics for making smart choices on the discard
- How to take the lead - and reply to your opponent's lead
- Tips for playing cribbage
Originally invented in the 1600s, cribbage became very popular with sailors (especially in the mid-1900s). During World War II, American submarine crews on long voyages became avid cribbage players. Admiral Richard O'Kane was once dealt a perfect hand in a cribbage game - and his lucky cribbage board has been passed down by generations of submarine captains.