Cribbage cheat sheet
- how to count cards in cribbage
- how to score last card in cribbage
- how do you count cards in cribbage
- how to count points in cribbage
Cribbage rules...
Cribbage Scoring
If you’re new to playing cribbage, adding up card combinations to tally your points can take time.
Cribbage hand helper
We’re here to help.
What are the scoring rules for cribbage? There are several ways to score in cribbage. We’ll go over them here.
Because there are so many possible combinations of cards, we’ve made a cribbage scoring chart for quick reference:
| Combination | Points | How it works | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 | The value of cards played = 15 pips | 5+10, 6+9, 4+5+6 |
| 31 | 2 | The value of cards played = 31 pips | A+5+5+Q+K |
| Pair | 2 | A pair of cards of the same rank | 9,9 |
| Royal Pair | 6 | Three-of-a-kind | 9,9,9 |
| Double Royal Pair | 12 | Four-of-a-kind | 9,9,9,9 |
| Run of 3+ | 1 per card | Cards with sequential ranks | 6-7-8 (Runs do not have to be in order, 8-6-7 counts as a run) |
| 3-Card Double Run | 8 | A run of 3 including a pair | Four cards total, e.g.
6,7,7,8 (Counts as two 3-card runs and a pair) |
| 4-Card Double Run | 10 | A run of 4 including a pair | Five cards total, e.g. 6,7,7,8,9 (Counts as two 4-card runs and a pair) |
| 3-Card Triple Run | 15 | A run of 3 cards with three-
|