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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: Re: Cribbage Hand
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Date: Fri, 6-Apr-84 15:19:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr  6 15:19:27 1984
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Lot's of mistakes in the article this is a followup to.  Here are corrections:

	Further tricky hands:

	    Hand        Name                          Value
	    2 2 3 4 x   double run of three           8
Could be more, depending on the value of x

	    2 2 3 3 4   double-double run of three    14
The value is 16, not 14.  4*3 + 2*2

	    2 2 2 3 4   triple run of three           18
The value is 15, not 18.  3*3 for the runs + 6 for the triple (3 pairs)

	All of which points out, cribbage is a game won or lost because
	of double runs.  (A little luck don't hurt none either!)
Double runs help, but careful discarding and accurate play are more important.
Luck really has little to do with it.  (But it don't hurt.)

	************
	* QUESTION *
	************

	What is the best possible cribbage hand?  No fair looking it
	up in Hoyle's...even I could do that!
It depends on who is dealer.  If you are dealer, four 5's in hand with a Jack
turned up.  If you are not dealer, three 5's and the Jack of the fourth suit
in hand, the other 5 turned up.

Believe it or not, I have seen this hand.  I nearly won by getting four 6's
and a 3 (24 points) when on the next hand my opponent got the 29er to win.

	  Chip Rosenthal, Intel/Santa Clara
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