TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION AND ORIENTATION

2. HISTORY

3. RULES OF PLAY

4. EQUIPMENT AND ITS USE

5. COMPONENTS OF PLAY

(1) Cut for Deal

(2) The Deal

(3) The Throw-off

(4) Cut For Start

(5) Pegging Play

(6) Counting The Pone's Hand

(7) Counting The Dealer's Hand

(8) Counting The Crib

(9) Muggins

            (10) Conclusion:  Components of Play

6. SCORING AND ITS SEQUELAE

            (1) Scoring off the cut for start

            (2) Scoring During Pegging Play

            (3) Scoring From The Hand

(a) Fifteens-for-two

(b) Pairs, triples and quadruples

(c) Runs

(d) Flush

(e) Nob

(f) Counting Summary

(g) A Counting Example

(h) Scoring Outline

(i) A Counting Exercise

            (4) Scoring From The Crib

            (5) Scoring Muggins

7. CRIBBAGE OVERVIEW

8. PLAYING STRATEGY – A SIMPLISTIC OVERVIEW

9. RETENTION/THROWING–OFF

10. OPTIMIZING THE RETENTION CHOICE

11. DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE THROW-OFF STRATEGIES

            (1) Retention/Throwing-off - Insight

12. RETENTION/THROW-OFF – CHALLENGING DECISIONS

13. RETENTION/THROW-OFF CAVEAT

            (1) Retention/Throw-Off – Checklist

14. SOME LAWS FOR THROWING OFF INTO THE CRIB

15. YOU DECIDE – RETENTION/THROW-OFF DECISIONS

16. THE INS AND OUTS OF PEGGING

(1) Introduction to Pegging

(2) The Laws of Pegging

(3) Pegging Schemes

(4) The Lead and Its Answer

(5) Defensive Pegging Strategy

(6) Offensive Pegging Strategy (Dealer’s Perspective)

(7) Strategy Summary - From The Perspective Of The Lead

(8) An In Depth Pegging Analysis

(9) The Law of Improbabilities

(10) What Remains in the Opponent’s Hand

(11) The Pegging Hand

(12) Pegging Outline

(13) Summarising Pegging Play Strategy

17. AN EXERCISE IN REFERENCE TO THE LEAD

18. AN EXERCISE IN REFERENCE TO ANSWERING THE LEAD

            (1) Pegging Caveats

19. BASIC BOARD POSITION

            (1) Board Position Checklist

20. SUMMARISING BOARD POSITION STRATEGY

            (1) An Exercise in Reference to Board Position Strategy

21. DEATH ON FOURTH STREET

            (1) Don’t Lose a Game you Can’t Lose

22. GAME STRATEGY AND PLAY — A FULL REVIEW

23. A UNIQUE CRIBBAGE LECTURE (Lessons and Discussions 1 through 17)

24. COMPATIBLES, FRIENDLES AND UNFRIENDLIES REVISITED

25. MENTAL COMPONENT

26. WHEN THE CARDS ARE RUNNING AGAINST YOU

27. DON'T GET HOODWINKED

28. CRIBBAGE GAME VARIATIONS & INCIDENTALS

            (1) Three Player (Cutthroat)

            (2) Four Player

            (3) Five-Card (61-Point Game)

            (4) Six-Card (91-Point Game)

            (5) Seven-Card (151/181 Point Game)

            (6) Low Ball (Loser is First To Score 121 Points)

            (7) Pub Game – Need To Know Information

            (8) Cribbage Solitaire

            (9) How To Conduct A Local Cribbage Tournament

29. PARTING COMMENT

30. CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A: Glossary