During scoring, each player uses the pegs to leap-frog their score down the track, so the peg in front is marking the score, and the peg in back is what the score was the last time the player scored points. The length of the game of cribbage is just right, and it's just the right mix of strategy and luck to fit any mood. Geoff grew up learning to play it with his grandma and dad in Eastern Oregon, and Valerie and Geoff play it most days during lunch.
Rules differ between families, and even regionally (we learned about 'muggins' from a few Canadian players!). These are Walnut Studiolo's completely opinionated rules of play for cribbage, a game that has been played since the 1600sand holds a special place in our hearts.
