Then Lowball Cribbage is the game for you! In this game, you TRY to score the fewest points, stack your opponents crib, and try to avoid pegging points. This game is also known as Reverse Cribbage and Losers Cribbage. How to play: The play is the same as traditional cribbage with a few important differences. Note that it is not necessary to reach 61 exactly - for example if you overshoot by scoring 2 more points when you had 60 you still win. Other Cribbage WWW pages Here is the web site of the Salisbury and District Licensed Houses Cribbage League, where five-card cribbage is played. The cribbage card game’s objective is to score 121 points that are pegged over the board with the points which are in your hands. Your every hand determines how many points you will get. Description of Cribbage Board. You will find three variations of colors in a standard cribbage board, and each color has 121 points pegged on it. About one in 15,000 hands on Cribbage Pro scores 28 points, and about one in 220,000 scores 29 points. The typical crib doesn’t have as many points as the typical hand, so this next chart looks a lot different.
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Almost all ACC sanctioned tournaments are divided into two parts - a qualify round and a playoff round.Qualifying Round
During the qualifying round each player plays the same numbers of games. Usually each game is against a different opponent. Two game points are awarded for a regular win, three game points for a skunk and no game points for a loss. At the end of the qualifying round the top 25% of the field makes the playoffs. Players are ranked in order of total game points to determine who qualifies (games won and point differential are used as tie-breakers). The top 50% of the qualifiers (the top 1/8th of the entire field) earn Master Points. Starting with the 2016/2017 season, the bottom 50% of the qualifiers will also earn Master Points. Main qualifiers who are in the bottom half of the qualifiers recieve 5 points while the bottom half of Consolation qualifiers receive 3 points.
If a player finishes in the top 1/8th of the field during qualifying the number of Master Points earned is determined by game points, the total number of qualifying games played, and whether the tournament is a Main event or a Consolation.
To see a particular breakdown of the Master Points select one of the following links:
Main Tournament
How Many Points To Win At Cribbage
| 22 games | 21 games | 20 games | 18 games |
| 16 games | 14 games | 12 games |
Consolation Tournament
| 12 games | 10 games | 9 games | 8 games |
| 7 games |
After the qualifying round is complete and the playoff field has been determined the playoff round begins.
Playoff Round
The playoff round is usually a single elimination knockout tournament. Depending on the tournament, each round is either the best 2 out of 3 or the best 3 out of 5. Players are seeded and paired against one another based on how they qualify. Everyone who qualifies for the playoffs earns additonal Master Points based on which round of play they advance to and whether the tournament is a Main event or a Consolation.
Below is a table displaying how many Master Points are earned for each round. For example, losing in the 2nd Round of the Main Tournament earns 21 Master Points.
How Many Points Are Needed In Cribbage To Win
| Main Tournament | Consolation Tournament | ||
| Round | Points | Round | Points |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 21 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 42 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | 70 | 4 | 40 |
| 5 | 105 | 5 | 60 |
| 6 | 147 | 6 | 84 |
| 7 | 196 | 7 | 112 |
| 8 | 252 | 8 | 144 |
| 9 | 315 | 9 | 180 |
| 10 | 385 | 10 | 220 |