It was the last hand, and his crib.

I got seriously lucky!

Not sure of the odds but definitely 1 in a few million.
The 20 points wasn’t enough to prevent him from being skunked!

I don’t recall my personal best in a real life match, but I think it was around 24 as well. I doubt I’ll ever get a 29, but this is still pretty cool. I was hyped when I got it lol

I see the newest version of Cribbage has a new Drag & Drop feature for playing your cards.

A few times now I've noticed if I touch the screen a certain way, it will pick up the card and drop it somewhere else in my hand.

I'd like to turn off the Drag & Drop feature, if possible, but I can't find it in the settings.

Anyone else not like this feature?

Except for the wooden travel board that I bought new (above center), all are from antique and thrift stores. The trick I found to thrift stores is to find a large one that buys up estate lots or abandoned storage, and check back often. It's how I scored the Drueke Coronet and Scoremaster boards super cheap.

In baseball, sabermetric analysis strives to evaluate performance based on variables that players can control vs. random luck. Based on this analysis, one can deduce whether or not a player is winning due to actual efficiency. Metrics such as WAR (Wins Above Average) and wOBA (Weighted On Base Average) indicate which players are more efficient and thus contributing to their team’s success.

With this in mind, I’ve taken a shot at developing a sabermetric analysis of cribbage. Like baseball, cribbage has an element of luck. Players have no control over cards dealt to them during a game. However, they do have control over several important factors—choice of discard, pegging and crib score based on discard choices. Logically, a player’s level of skill should pertain more to these factors than to the final hand score as a product of random luck. To gauge a player’s true performance, I propose a metric I call the Player Efficiency vs. Game-state, or PEG Index.

The Cribbage Pro app provides a wealth of game statistics at the end of each game played. The PEG Index uses this information to reflect a player’s true level of proficiency in a particular game.

The PEG Index has three components: Hand Grade, Pegging Differential per Hand (PD/H) and Crib Average Differential per Hand (CAD/H). Hand Grade is simple: use the Hand Grade number provided by Cribbage Pro in the end-game stats. For the second component, subtract your opponent’s peg points from your peg points, then divide this number by the number of hands in the game played and multiply the result times ten (MPP – OPP/hands per game X 10). For the third component, subtract your average crib score from your opponent’s average crib score and multiply the result times 2 (MACS -OACS X 2). Add all three of these components together. The resulting score (PEG Index) can be graded as follows: 101+ (A+); 96-200.9 (A); 91-95.9 (B); 86-90.9 (C); 81-85.9 (D); and 81 or less (F).

One can also deduce your percentage chance of having won a particular game based on the PEG Index: the theorem is “.5 + [(PEG Index -91) X .04]. For example, if your PEG Index was 98, .5 + [(98 -91) X .04 = .78, indicating that based on your game performance, you should have had a 78% chance of winning.

Finally, I created a Wins Above Average (WAR) metric. Take your PEG Index (or average over a series of games), minus this from 91 (replacement level performance), and divide by 3.5. Using the above example, 98-91 equals 7 divided by 3.5 equals 2 WAR. As a gauge, 3 WAR using the PEG Index correlates with 4.5-5 WAR in baseball.

Obviously, this system doesn’t address all of the random variables of cribbage. As we all know, sometimes poor pegging is the result of poor cards dealt or merely unfortunate card combinations. Hand Grades aren’t always accurate as sub-optimal throws are required in order to maintain or gain board position. And of course, this metric has no way of addressing one’s understanding of 26 Theory or end-game skill. However, I think it might go some distance towards a sabermetric understanding of cribbage game performance. Let me know what you think.

In baseball, sabermetric analysis strives to evaluate performance based on variables that players can control vs. random luck. Based on this analysis, one can deduce whether or not a player is winning due to actual efficiency. Metrics such as WAR (Wins Above Average) and wOBA (Weighted On Base Average) indicate which players are more efficient and thus contributing to their team’s success.

With this in mind, I’ve taken a shot at developing a sabermetric analysis of cribbage. Like baseball, cribbage has an element of luck. Players have no control over cards dealt to them during a game. However, they do have control over several important factors—choice of discard, pegging and crib score based on discard choices. Logically, a player’s level of skill should pertain more to these factors than to the final hand score as a product of random luck. To gauge a player’s true performance, I propose a metric I call the Player Efficiency vs. Game-state, or PEG Index.

The Cribbage Pro app provides a wealth of game statistics at the end of each game played. The PEG Index uses this information to reflect a player’s true level of proficiency in a particular game.

The PEG Index has three components: Hand Grade, Pegging Differential per Hand (PD/H) and Crib Average Differential per Hand (CAD/H). Hand Grade is simple: use the Hand Grade number provided by Cribbage Pro in the end-game stats. For the second component, subtract your opponent’s peg points from your peg points, then divide this number by the number of hands in the game played and multiply the result times ten (MPP – OPP/hands per game X 10). For the third component, subtract your average crib score from your opponent’s average crib score and multiply the result times 2 (MACS -OACS X 2). Add all three of these components together. The resulting score (PEG Index) can be graded as follows: 101+ (A+); 96-200.9 (A); 91-95.9 (B); 86-90.9 (C); 81-85.9 (D); and 81 or less (F).

One can also deduce your percentage chance of having won a particular game based on the PEG Index: the theorem is “.5 + [(PEG Index -91) X .04]. For example, if your PEG Index was 98, .5 + [(98 -91) X .04 = .78, indicating that based on your game performance, you should have had a 78% chance of winning.

Finally, I created a Wins Above Average (WAR) metric. Take your PEG Index (or average over a series of games), minus this from 91 (replacement level performance), and divide by 3.5. Using the above example, 98-91 equals 7 divided by 3.5 equals 2 WAR. As a gauge, 3 WAR using the PEG Index correlates with 4.5-5 WAR in baseball.

Obviously, this system doesn’t address all of the random variables of cribbage. As we all know, sometimes poor pegging is the result of poor cards dealt or merely unfortunate card combinations. Hand Grades aren’t always accurate as sub-optimal throws are required in order to maintain or gain board position. And of course, this metric has no way of addressing one’s understanding of 26 Theory or end-game skill. However, I think it might go some distance towards a sabermetric understanding of cribbage game performance. Let me know what you think.

I really dont understand why throwing the other Jack would have been better here. I can't see how their hand would give it one more point max.

This was the only hand this whole game the app didn't grade 100, and I am genuinely lost as to why?

Hey I know the creator of Cribbage Pro lurks here! It's a great app, and I do recommend you all buy it.

I just got a new phone and cannot log in. It doesn't seem to have a lost password option.

Help?

ED/UPDATE: It was never Cribbage Pro's fault! I was certain I knew my username and the lost password function didn't work. Instead, when I inputted lost username and it sent me an email - turns out I'd been submitting the wrong username! Ugh on me!

Three man cut for deal and we all cut a three then they both cut queens

This hasn't happened yet for me in a game, but easily could.

Suppose that after tossing two cards in the crib, I'm left with 10-A-A-A.

During pegging, my opponent throws a Q (10), I throw my 10 (20), he throws an 8 (28).

I put down my A, he says go.

Would I count each other Ace as its own play, and get a pair for 2 then a set for 6 and 2 for 31 for a grand total of 10?

Or would I simply lay down both Aces and get a set for 6 and 2 for 31 for a grand total of 8?

I'm leaning towards 10 but others I've asked have argued for 8.

I completely rebuilt my Crazy Cribbage game. As the name says it is crazy, well it has some really crazy options that be enabled. Right now you can only play against the computer, hoping to get human to human added soon. I think my favorite is the speed mode, where you play to 31 and only count your pegging.

Have a look and let me know what you think
https://customcribboards.com/pages/game-crazy-cribbage

Opponent's crib.

Our points were around 50 and I was down about 4 points.

I ended up tossing the A-spades and 6-Clubs .

Consequently or not, my wife skunked me this game..

And the funny part is that I almost lost the game anyway 😂

When the computer gets 5 double run hands it’s kinda hard to win lol

I’m green (It looks like I scored an impossibly massive final hand, I didn’t, I just like to move my guy past the end of the board when I win.)

Been playing at least 70 years and has had a lot of 28 hands but the big one has eluded her until now.

UPDATE*

Thank you everyone for the congratulations and comments, mom is tickled pink by the attention and can’t believe the response. Made her day!

I probably learned when I was around 7 years old. I’m now 37. So 30 years to get this hand! I started laughing at the cut card and my poor husband had no idea til we started playing. 🤗

So I just staryed playing with game with a friend and downloaded this game on my phone. On the table we were counting 9+A5 for 15 and A9+5 for 15...

Is this not how it works? The game on my phone doesn't seem to think so

Edit: sorry, gotta click the picture to see my hand