The player who said “go” plays the first card. When no more cards can be played, the count restarts at 0 and play continues. The other player then continues to play all the cards they can without exceeding 31. When a player cannot play a card without the cumulative total exceeding 31, that player says “go” and passes their turn. An ace is worth 1, face cards are worth 10, all others are worth their face value. On their turn, each player announces the cumulative value of the cards played.

The opponent starts by playing one card face-up on the table. This card will also be used later when scoring the hands. If this card is a jack, the dealer scores 2 points. The dealer takes one card off the deck at the cut point and places it face-up on the table. The dealer also puts two cards face-down into the crib. The opponent puts two cards face-down into the dealer’s “crib”. Dealing and cuttingĬut the deck to determine who deals.

The object of cribbage is to be the first player to score 121 points.

Cribbage scoring chart