Cribbage

Playing

The player that did not deal in the previous phase starts the Play phase. The players take turns playing cards into the center of the table. When no cards remain in either players' hands, the phase ends.

The Count

The cumulative value of the cards that have been laid is called the "count". The value of each card is its rank. Face cards are each worth 10 and aces worth 1.
The count can never exceed 31. If the player with the turn cannot play a card without the count exceeding 31, the turn goes back to the player that just played. If neither player can play, the count is reset to 0.

Scoring

Players score points during play as follows:

• 15 - For causing the count to reach exactly 15, a player scores 2 points.

• 31 - For causing the count to reach exactly 31, a player scores 2 points.

• Pair - Completing a pair scores 2 points. Completing three of a kind scores 6 points. Completing four of a kind scores 12 points.

• Run - A run of three or more cards, consecutively played but not necessarily in order, scores the number of cards in the run.