If I have 8,8,9,10 in my hand; and an 8 shows on board (on deck), what are the total points for my hand when scoring? Have you ever heard of the term "double run"? if so, can you explain it to me?
As you know, you can score for a run of 3 more cards in sequence in your hand. But if you can make such a run in different ways, you score multiple times for each way you can make the run.
Taking your example, you have a run of 3 cards 8-9-10 which scores 3 points (one for each card in the sequence). But there are three different ways to make this run (using each of the 8s with the 9-10). So you get to score the run 3 times! That's 9 points, plus the 6 points for the pair royal of 8s, making 15 in all.
To recap, a single run is any sequence of 3 or more cards (Ace is low, so Q-K-A is not a run, but A-2-3 is). A double run is any such run where one of the cards is part of a pair: for example, 4-5-5-6, and it scores double. A triple run is one where you have three-of-a-kind of one of the cards, for example 7-8-8-8-9. It scores triple!
Submitted by dido (not verified) on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 11:30.
Submitted by Patrick Jones (not verified) on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 20:44.
My parents and I were playing cribbage last night, and my dad got a triple run twice in the same game, what are the odds of that?!?
Doesn't it make sense that you'd get the highest score possible?
"Double run" and "Triple run"
Submitted by Benoit (not verified) on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 16:19.
"Double run" and "Triple run" are just convenient ways of counting points for runs, which are the only runs that are actually counted.
A double run (e.g. 8-8-9-10) counts 8 points because you have two runs (3 each) and a pair (2) for a total of 8.
A triple run (e.g. 8-8-8-9-10) has three separate runs (3x3 pts) plus three pairs (6) for a total of 15.
You don't get to count this as "two double runs" because that would be counting the same run twice. You have three runs, not four.
Submitted by kerry (not verified) on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 18:41.
If I have a 2,3,4 2,3,4 in my crib. What are the total points for this?
How did you get 6 cards?
Submitted by bedubya (not verified) on Sat, 01/02/2016 - 22:41.
Submitted by Kevin (not verified) on Sat, 01/23/2016 - 18:29.
If there are 6 cards in your crib, your crib is dead and you cannot count it.
Submitted by kerry (not verified) on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 20:50.
Sorry I meant to say in my hand not in the crib.
Submitted by kerry (not verified) on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 20:53.
oops in my hand not in the crib. How do you count this?
Submitted by Kevin (not verified) on Sun, 03/06/2016 - 16:45.
You still have 6 cards that you are counting. You cannot have that many cards. You should have 4 in your hand and a starter card. That's a total of 5 cards. Please send again with a corrected amount of cards.
Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 23:28.
We have 8,7,7,7 and a 9 came up on deck. How would should we count this?
We counted it as 3 double runs ( 24 point) plus her 6 points in 15's.
You don't have 3 double runs.
Submitted by Benoit (not verified) on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 15:10.
You don't have 3 double runs. You have a triple run.
You get 3 points for each separate run, which is why a double run is 8 (2x3 and two for the pair).
A triple run is worth 3x3=9, plus 6 for the three distinct pairs, which makes 15.
You don't get to count "3 double runs" - that would amount to counting each run twice.
Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 04:31.
Submitted by Kevin (not verified) on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 04:36.
Submitted by Kevin (not verified) on Sat, 11/19/2016 - 14:50.
Submitted by Benoit (not verified) on Mon, 11/21/2016 - 14:05.
But wait, we haven't counted the fifteens yet!
With 4-4-5-5-6, there are four ways to make 15 (taking one of the 4's, one of the 5's and a 6) so that's worth an extra 8 pts.
You have a "16 without a 15"
Submitted by Maria (not verified) on Thu, 11/24/2016 - 20:21.
You have "a 16 without A 15"
Submitted by Maria (not verified) on Thu, 11/24/2016 - 20:23.