Sources

Licences and wording were checked on 15 November 2026. Tournament wording is paraphrased and cited; this site does not republish the ACC rulebook.

• American Cribbage Congress, Official Tournament Rules, 2025 edition, rules 1.1–1.7
• David Parlett, “cribbage,” Encyclopaedia Britannica, article retrieved 15 November 2026
• Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition (1911), “Cribbage” (public domain)

Where two good sources describe the same board or the same invention story in slightly different words, both are kept in view. See the notes on the history and board pages.