Cribbage Discards (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Myers, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1389645894 ISBN 13: 9781389645891

Publisher: Blurb, 2021

Synopsis

"This book is to cribbage players what scrabble and crossword dictionaries are to word puzzlers - essential."

   

Winning at the game of cribbage - is it skill, or is it luck? In cribbage, the statistical advantage goes to the player who understands and applies sound strategy, and the first opportunity to apply strategy - before any cards are played out - is at the discard. 

 

With over 400 pages and over 275,000 discard options analyzed, this book offers a complete list of every possible cribbage hand - 18,395 hands in total - and the mathematically best discard option for each, for both dealer and non-dealer. 

 

Spanning the entire range of hands from A-A-A-A-2-2 to Q-Q-K-K-K-K, this book presents every hand in order for ease of look-up. Simply put your six cards in order of card value, from smallest to largest, and flip to the page of the book that shows your hand. Next to each hand, the recommended best discard option for dealer and non-dealer ("pone" in cribbage lingo) is shown.

 

Holding 5-5-6-6-9-9 and unsure which cards to toss to your opponent's crib? Look up this hand (pg. 314, hand #15,651) or any other six-card combination, and quickly discover which two cards represent the best discard. 

 

Keep this easy-to-use book next to the crib board to help remove the guesswork and make those tricky in-game choices easier, use the book as a learning tool, or as a fun guide to see how your discarding instincts align with the math. (You may be surprised!) 

 

New to 3rd Edition

Expanded data, introduction and appendix

About this title

Review

"...a fantastic reference book...I use it all the time. Whether you're new to Cribbage, or think you already know all there is to know about discarding, this book needs to be within arm's reach!"- Amazon customer review  "I highly recommend this book for both amateur and competitive crib players! It is easy to use, concise and a great way to check those "tricky" crib discards."- Amazon customer review "The structure of the book is very precise and clearly arranged. We use it regularly and it is helpful (and fun!) to compare at the end of the game one's own choice with the choice proposed in the book. We can highly recommend this book to every cribbage player!"- Amazon customer review "Well written and useful for all levels of players."- Amazon customer review

Edition details

• Publisher: Blurb
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1389645894
• ISBN 13: 9781389645891
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 422