Description
Classic simplicity, functionality, and beautiful construction make this classic 3-player cribbage board with storage a best seller and a favorite among cribbage players! The natural, solid-wood board has a piano styled hinge for strength and a magnetic closure to keep the pegs and cards stored neatly inside. The 3-track continuous board features laser engraved alphanumeric notations. The layout includes a 3 peg starting area, 120 count full sized board with skunk lines, a peg out finish hole and game wins tracking. A deck of cards and 9 metal easy-grip pegs are included. You only need a worthy opponent for many hours of enjoyment! Cribbage remains one of the most popular card games in the English-speaking world. The game is thought to have been invented by Sir John Suckling, an English Poet, who changed the rules of an earlier game called Noddy. Sir John was a wealthy, well-traveled Casanova with a notorious sense of humor. His biographer said of him, the greatest gallant of his time, the greatest gamester both for bowling and cards, so that no shopkeeper would trust him for sixpence. He was once involved in a failed plot to save a friend who was imprisoned in the Tower of London! The game of cribbage remains his legacy, and is enjoyed largely throughout the English-speaking world and is a popular pub game.
Features
- CLASSIC: Simplicity, functionality, and beautiful construction make this classic 3-player cribbage board a favorite. The natural, solid-wood board has a piano styled hinge for strength and a magnetic closure to keep the 9 metal easy-grip pegs and deck of cards stored neatly inside. The 3-track continuous board measures 12 x 3.5 x 1.5 in. and features laser engraved scoring. Includes 3 peg starting area, 120 count full-sized board, skunk lines, a peg out finish hole and game wins tracking.
- CRIBBAGE BOARD FOR SCORING: Cribbage is a card game distinctly known for the cribbage board, or crib used for scorekeeping. It contains a series of holes known as streets, lanes, or tracks on which the score is tallied with pegs, or spilikens. Points are registered by pegging the score along the cribbage board.
- HISTORY: The game of cribbage was invented by Sir John Suckling, an English Poet, who was a wealthy Casanova with a notorious sense of humor. His biographer said of him, the greatest gallant of his time, the greatest gamester [..] so that no shopkeeper would trust him for sixpence. He was once involved in a failed plot to save a friend who was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Cribbage remains his legacy and is enjoyed throughout the English-speaking world and is a popular pub game.
- BECAUSE PLAYING GAMES IS GOOD FOR YOU. Did you know that playing board games can teach important social skills like verbal communication, being patient, sharing, taking turns and enjoying interactions with others? Games like Cribbage foster the ability to focus and lengthens the players attention span. Playing games is an easy and excellent way to spend unhurried, enjoyable time together. They are also rich in learning opportunities.
- WE GAMES: Making the world’s best traditional games since 1977. Our games are crafted with high quality sustainable materials with attention to fine details. We love bringing people together with our classic board games, and we know the joy of the game will be passed down to the next generation. WE Games donates time and resources to the Toy Foundation to help children in need who are facing many of life’s most difficult challenges.