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Patrick Carroll (Patrick)
Junior Solitaire Player
Username: Patrick

Post Number: 10
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 9:01 am:   

Years ago, I was pleased to discover Cribbage Solitaire--where you basically just play out cribbage hands and score normally. Seemed like good practice to keep me from being too rusty when I played cribbage against another person (which isn't very often).

I've also heard of Poker Squares (and Cribbage Squares). Are there any other solitaire versions of standard card games?

If not, I may try my hand at inventing some. Solitaire gin rummy seems like a good possibility.
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal

Post Number: 110
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 11:35 am:   

How difficult is Cribbage Solitaire and is it a good way to learn to play Cribbage itself? That is one game I always wanted to play.
Patrick Carroll (Patrick)
Solitaire Player
Username: Patrick

Post Number: 11
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 3:22 pm:   

Cribbage is not a terribly difficult game, but it does take some getting used to. The mechanics of play are easy; the hard part is learning to count up the points, based on certain combinations of cards. You'll find the rules for Cribbage and Cribbage Solitaire at the links below:
http://www.pagat.com/adders/cribbage.html
http://www.pagat.com/invented/cribbage_solitaire.h tml
Patrick Carroll (Patrick)
Solitaire Player
Username: Patrick

Post Number: 12
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 3:25 pm:   

Oops! I gave the wrong link. You can learn *modern* cribbage (six-card Cribbage) at:
http://www.pagat.com/adders/crib6.html
Frances Cammisa (Yankeegal)
Master Solitaire Player
Username: Yankeegal

Post Number: 111
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 4:56 am:   

Thank you for the link--I will check it out. I was always fascinated with that game and have always wanted to learn it but I had better begin with the Solitaire version since no one around here plays any cards at all---
Patrick Carroll (Patrick)
Solitaire Player
Username: Patrick

Post Number: 13
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 7:13 am:   

There are also many places to play cribbage online with other people, btw. A Google search will turn up lots of options, some of them free.

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