Toys & Games
Vintage Cardinal's Wood Cribbage with 2-Player Board
- Item Number
- 158
- Estimated Value
- 12 USD
- Sold
- 4 USD to jm36e1677
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
This item has been used but is in great condition.
Most game historians agree that the English poet Sir John Suckling invented the card game cribbage, also called "crib," in the early 17th century. A derivation of an earlier card game, cribbage has survived as one of the most popular card games in the English-speaking world. The object of the game is to score a certain number of points through specific card combinations exclusive to this game. Players track these points on a cribbage “board” by means of advancing pegs--one hole for each point scored. Craftsmen made the earliest cribbage boards of wood or any handy material. Nineteenth century scrimshaw boards demonstrate the popularity of the game among whalers. And the naval tradition continues as contemporary submariners consider cribbage an "official" pastime. With a long history, a unique method for play, and the addition of the particular board for scoring, cribbage is both similar to and different from other traditional games. While versions of cribbage allow for 2, 3, or more people to compete, the 2-player version is most popular. Sometimes called the “greatest two-handed game,” it retains numerous devotees despite competition from other kinds of games. Cribbage, like other traditional games, allows for healthy competition and for enduring and memorable play.
Item Special Note
Item can be picked up at Peter Becker Community in Harleysville, PA or shipped out at an additional cost. (Shipping charges will be added to the winning auction price after the auction closes.)
Donated By:
Helen Conlen
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