If all the three cards in the hand are in sequence (independent of suit), three points are reckoned for this, or if the three form a sequence with the turn-up card, four.
If three of the cards are in sequence, and the fourth is a duplicate of one of them, such fourth card is regarded as making a fresh sequence with the other two, the "double run," as it is called, scoring six points. Besides this, the holder is entitled to two for his "pair" (the two duplicate cards), bringing the total value (irrespective of "fifteens") up to eight.
Where (as in crib at five-card, or hand or crib at six-card Cribbage) five cards have to be reckoned, it may happen that three are in sequence, and that the other two are duplicates of one of them. In this case they constitute a treble run of three (nine points) and a pair-royal (six points), total fifteen.
If the three cards of the hand are all of one suit, the player scores three points for a flush. If the turn-up is of the same suit, four points.
If the hand chance to contain a knave of the same suit as the turn-up card, the holder is entitled to score one point, "for his nob."
The non-dealer having scored his points, as above indicated, the dealer proceeds to score any points, first in his hand, and then in the crib, in like manner. There is only one distinction, viz., that, in counting crib, a flush is not reckoned unless the "start" is of the same suit as the rest. In this case the flush is worth five points (one for each card).
The following table indicates the method of counting some of the more important combinations (including the start) of the hand at five-card Cribbage:—
| Four fives (Fifteen eight and a double pair-royal) | 20 | |||||||||
| Three fives and a ten (Fifteen eight and a pair-royal) | 14 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||
| Two fives and two tens or court cards of like denomination (Fifteen eight and two pairs) | 12 | |||||||||
| Two nines and two sixes (Fifteen eight, and two pairs) | 12 | |||||||||
| Two fives, a ten, and a court card (Fifteen eight and a pair) | 10 | |||||||||
| Two sixes, a seven, and an eight (Fifteen two, pair, and double run of three) | 10 | |||||||||
| A five and any three court cards in sequence, or ten, knave, queen (Fifteen six and run of three) | 9 | |||||||||
| A five and three court cards, or a ten and court cards, in sequence (Fifteen six and run of three) | 9 | |||||||||
| Any sequence of three cards, with a duplicate of one of them, but no "fifteen" (Pair and double run of three) | 8 |
Where the four cards of the hand (or all four of the crib, and the start) are of the same suit, the value of the flush (four or five, as the case may be) must be added. Where either includes a knave of