u/SomeWhatShakey

Does anyone else play 9 card crib?

I was introduced to it a few years ago and pretty much all I/we play now.

Rules are:

Deal 9 cards, throw 3 into the crib.

Make points pegging on 11, 15, 31 & 51. (count to 51, the added 11 makes for interesting openings)

Go around the board twice but don't count the 121 hole on the first lap.

Near as I can figure the best possible hand is: 445566 & cut a 5 = 72.

Counting hands can be challenging but there are strategies for simplifying the complicated ones.