Drueke 814.00 Four Track Grandmaster Cribbage

by Drueke

Product Features

• Solid walnut
• 1" Plastic pegs
• For ages 13 to adult
• 90 day warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005O71A
• Item model number: 814.00
• Our recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,973 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Four Track Grandmaster Cribbage is crafted of the finest hardwood and offers hours of family fun without taking up much shelf space. Bring it in the car on long car rides. Place the board on the dinner table for a quick game after supper. Now you can enjoy cribbage anywhere and at anytime. Rekindle your love for cribbage and re-learn the game or teach someone how to play.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cribbage as usual, or with delightful variations, December 13, 2004

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KKM "Stay at home mom" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drueke 814.00 Four Track Grandmaster Cribbage (Toy)

This FOUR TRACK cribbage board lets you play any number of variations on the game. Two-player: just use two of the tracks to complete your game.

Three-player: The simplest way is for all 3 players to have their own game and use three tracks (deal 5 cards to each player and an additional single card to the kitty). Much more fun is to have two people team up against one (who is called "the captain"). The team of 2 players plays on a single track, and the captain plays on another track. The captain deals first (and gets the first kitty), each person gets *5* cards, not 6, and the captain deals an additional single card into the kitty. The captain only has to reach 60 points (half-way around the board), while the other 2 players, who team up against the captain, have to get all the way around the board, or 120 points. Teaming up in cribbage allows players to set one another up for 15s and runs for increased pegging, which the captain gets an advantage by getting the first kitty.

Four-player cribbage: Each player gets only 5 cards, choosing one to put in the kitty. The 4 players can either play on their own tracks, competing alone, or they can partner, competing in teams.

This board lets you do ALL these variations, and also has spaces to mark games won, as well as games where you "skunked" the opponents (i.e. they were nowhere near the finish line when you crossed it).

My parents taught my brothers and I Cribbage, Pinochle, 500, Hearts and other card games before we were 10. 30 years later, we are still playing them together! I am buying this new 4-track board for my family, knowing that it once it is opened on Christmas morning that the roast will burn, the phone will go unanswered, the TV will stay off, and we will sit and laugh and talk and skunk each other for hours.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice board, January 9, 2007

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PenithPumpah - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drueke 814.00 Four Track Grandmaster Cribbage (Toy)

Very nice cribbage board. Made from walnut and has plenty of pegs. perfect for gambling.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality board!, September 10, 2009

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Hemingray (Dana Point, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Drueke 814.00 Four Track Grandmaster Cribbage (Toy)

I've been using this same style board for the last 20+ years, and it still holds up every bit as good as it did back then, (minus a few strayed pegs). It belongs to my mother, so I wanted to get one of these for my own family. I'm glad to see the quality has not diminished. After comparing all the other cribbage boards out there, this one seems to be the best, hands down. It's nice solid wood with beveled edges, and it supports 4 players simultaneously which is a must in my opinion. Plus, it has all of the scoring options in the middle if you want to keep track of points, corners, skunks, etc. I'm certainly not a "pro" cribbage player, but if you want a high quality, durable board for more than 3 players, in my opinion this is the one to get. Not to mention, it's proudly made in the U.S.A.