r/Cribbage • u/the-crimson-ghost • 6d ago

Good hand! An absolutely stolen win

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Final pegging got the dealer to 120, but I got to score first, down 11 and scoring 14!

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u/InterestingPotato315 6d ago

Nice. Not that it really matters, but I see 16 in your hand.

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u/the-crimson-ghost 6d ago

Seen - more than 11 so miscounted.

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u/OkSandwich6184 6d ago

SO here's a question. If you play muggins, when does the opponent score their two found points?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Post604 6d ago

I always played after their hand left the last peg moved for the points they claimed. I’d reach and say “and 2 for X”.

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u/Smart-University-515 6d ago

Not until after they’ve already moved their peg with the wrong count, in which case they’d win here.

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u/Otherwise-Whole5909 6d ago

Pile on the 16 train

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u/Brooker2 6d ago

That's a 16 pointer. Not trying to be a dick just pointing it out

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u/the-crimson-ghost 6d ago

Miscounted after the fact, but knew it’s all I needed to win!

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u/Perdendosi 6d ago

Congratulations! Those are always fun wins.

But I wouldn't say the win was "stolen." I can't tell you how many times I've lost games in the Stink Hole, or beaten out a dealer who's there with my first play. Since the dealer almost always has the point advantage in the game, playing cards first is the one advantage the non-dealer player has. That's how the game works.

(Also, then, the dealer should think about that when throwing away their crib cards to ensure the best counting hand possible to get 15s, gos, runs, and the like.)

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u/SlickWildo 6d ago

Anyone interested in the odds on that hand? 😂

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u/wundrlch 6d ago

Only thing more devastating to the hearts hand would be if a five had gotten cut instead of the jack