Race your pegs around the board. First to 121 points wins (or 61 in a quick game). Points come from playing cards and from counting hands.

1. The crib

• You both get 6 cards. Each of you puts 2 cards in the crib. The crib belongs to the dealer and is counted at the end.
• A starter card is turned up. If it's a jack, the dealer pegs 2 (his heels).

2. Pegging

• Take turns playing cards face up and add them to the count. The count can't go over 31. Faces count 10, aces 1.
• Score as you play: making 15 is 2, making 31 is 2, a pair is 2, three of a kind 6, four of a kind 12, a run of 3 or more in any order is 1 per card.
• If you can't play, it's a go. The last player to lay a card before the count restarts gets 1. The very last card of the hand gets 1.

3. Counting

• Each hand is counted with the starter: non-dealer first, then dealer, then the crib. We show every step.
• Every combo that adds to 15 is 2. Each pair is 2. Each run of 3+ scores 1 per card. Four cards of one suit in your hand is a flush for 4 (5 with the starter; the crib needs all 5). A jack matching the starter's suit is 1 (nobs).
• The best possible hand is 29.

Extras

• Muggins (settings): count your own hand. Miss points and your rival takes them.
• Skunk: win while your rival is still under 91.
• Daily Deal: 3 hands with today's cards vs Juniper. Score all the points you can.
• Every point you score helps carve new pegs. Wins unlock card backs for every card game on the site.

Keyboard: number keys or arrows and Enter pick cards, C sends to the crib, Esc pauses.