Short card-game lesson · 25 seconds
Cribbage: where 29 comes from
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Sixteen for fifteens, twelve for pairs, one for nobs. Count the famous 29-point Cribbage hand, then try your own cards in our free calculator.
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Three fives and a jack, with the fourth five as starter in the jack's suit. Sixteen for fifteens. Twelve for pairs, and one for nobs. Twenty-nine. Try your own hand and see the breakdown with Vanikar.
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