Just Cribbage 4+

Could be better

Loved having no ads and played over 100 games. However the computer wins 80%. Noticed the top card always seems to favor the computers hand. They’ve scored 20-24 a couple times almost every game making it impossible to catch up and win. I get skunked constantly. I play irl too and the issue isn’t my strategy, it’s the computer getting favored 99% if the time.

Developer Response ,

I can only assure you the deck is shuffled randomly before each deal, and the starter card is cut randomly, too. The computer player does NOT know the starter card prior to discarding to the crib, nor does it use any statistical probability calculations.

Plain and simple cribbage, just as the name implies

I have played cribbage all my life, taught by both my parents and grandparents who played classic cribbage all of their lives. I have played 8 games so far and am ahead of the computer, 6 to 2. I am sure that will change as time goes on because random card deals play a big role in how well any player does. There is certainly strategy involved in playing cribbage but if you get a crummy hand, you simply aren’t going to make many points except maybe in pegging during the play. My husband and I play frequently and both of us have experienced periods as long as a year where we continually lose (with few exceptions). Then, things change and the other of us starts losing. The “luck” of the cards truly matters in the game. My only complaint is that the game awards a pony for the “right jack” in the crib, which - as I understand the rules- is only allowed to be counted in the hand. ️Thank you for a truly entertaining game!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for highlighting the random element in all card games, cribbage included. When a given event does not occur in one hand (or the last 100 hands), it is NOT more likely to occur in the next hand. The governing probability of that event is always the same. I am not familiar with the term "pony" (spell check error?); it sounds like what I know as "Nobs". The app is designed to follow rules of the American Cribbage Congress (www.cribbage.org), which defines Nobs as "Jack of the same suit as the starter card, in either the hand or crib, counts one point".

Simple interface, no ads

Like another reviewer said, the computer seems to win most of the time. I’ve noticed that while I often get 0-point cribs, the computer never seems to no matter what garbage I give it. The computer routinely scores more points in its hand alone than I get in my hand and the crib combined. And the turn card rarely benefits me, but almost always benefits the computer.