[net.games] Bug in cribbage

lab@qubix.UUCP (Larry Bickford) (10/18/83)

Last time I saw a cribbage scorecard, four-of-a-suit only scored in the
hand, not in the crib. But in playing Earl T. Cohen's cribbage on 4bsd,
I found myself "Muggins"ed by the computer for not taking the points for
a 4-flush in the crib. Is my understanding wrong, or is Earl T. Cohen
listening out there somewhere?

Larry Bickford, ihnp4!decwrl!qubix!lab

sydow@parsec.UUCP (10/24/83)

#R:qubix:-59700:parsec:35000001:000:148
parsec!sydow    Oct 22 19:45:00 1983


The four cards (of the same suit) must also match the turned card;
i.e., five cards of the same suit.  Check Hoyle's Rules of Card Games.

-sydow-

paulh@tektronix.UUCP (Paul Hoefling) (10/27/83)

You are correct, for a flush to count in the crib, it must be all 5 cards...

Happy computing...

Paul Hoefling
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(AB00PLH on Cyber)