The Deal: The deal starts with the player to the dealer's left and progresses clockwise. It is the dealer's option to shuffle again before dealing. The Shuffle: Cards should be shuffled by the player to the dealer's left. In case of a tie, all players draw again. Enter team names on score pad.ĭetermining the Deal: Each player draws a card from the CrossCribb deck. At this time, determine a score keeper and decide which team will be diamonds and which will be circles. Team members sit across from each other with the CrossCribb board between them. After you read and understand the 4-player version, learning other player versions and game variations is easy. It takes teamwork, anticipation, skill-and the luck of the draw to succeed at CrossCribb!īecause the 4-player version is the most popular way to play CrossCribb, read the 4-player directions first. Your goal is to create the best-scoring cribbage hands possible in your five columns, while simultaneously minimizing or 'blocking' your opponent's scoring opportunities in their rows. The catch is that your opponent is also building cribbage hands perpendicular to yours. Use your cards to build five high scoring cribbage hands on the playing board. The objective of CrossCribb is to mark (peg) 31 points on the scorecard by building higher total cribbage scoring hands before your opponent.
