Cribbage Rhymes

My family is a cribbage family...if you haven't learned it, I encourage it! It's a fun game that can be played nearly anytime and any place...and it is what I'll call a 'talking' game, meaning you can chat and still play the game (vs. spending all your energy focusing on strategy...no silence necessary!)



I learned it from my Grandfather, Arthur Robinson, on a visit to England with my cousin in 1978. Part of the game he taught was rhymes for many of the counts and plays, and I have tried in vane to find them on the internet. So here for the first time ever on the internet: Granddad's cribbage rhymes and scores...(I'm confident variations are possible - responses and alternatives invited and encouraged!)

First, counting approaching 31:
21, ten's a gun.
22, 9's a shoe.
23, 8's a spree.
24, 7's a score.
25, 6's a jive.
26, 5's a fix.
27, 4's in heaven.
28, 3's the gate.
29, 2's a chime.
30, ace is sturdy.


Then there is a few for scoring:
Morgan's Orchard (a couple of pairs).
15 two, 15 four, and there ain't no more.
A pair (or 15) for two, and there ain't no moo. (ok, I made that one up myself - but I do use it!)
See one, play one! (whenever you make a pair...)


I think that's the bulk of them.

I feel much better finally getting these out!