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Cribbage variants
Other ways to play Cribbage, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Muggins
Count your own hand and crib out loud: points you miss can be claimed by an opponent, and a count that is too high can be challenged.
Lowball
Cribbage played to lose: every point is scored as usual, but the first player or side to reach the target loses the game.
Partnership (2 against 2)
Four players in two partnerships, partners sitting opposite: both partners peg one shared score, and the first side to the target wins.
Back-up 10
A hand or crib that scores nothing pegs its owner back 10 holes, never behind the start, so a hopeless hand costs you ground.