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Play Winning Cribbage

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This book is very informative and easy to read. The illustrations greatly aid the comprehension of Colvert's unique winning "26 Theory." I strongly recommend this book if you are a serious tournament cribbage player (American Cribbage Congress). Colvert has proved this method of play by winning the National Championship 4 times and is currently America's #1 ranked player (lifetime). I began playing in ACC sanctioned tournaments and this has opened up a highly enjoyable hobby and I have met many new friends over the cribbage board. Cribbage is a great sociable game and this book has improved my skills and winning average.

If you're an average player looking to become an expert, then Ieagerly recommend you get a hold of DeLynn Colvert's Play WinningCribbage. It covers basic discarding and pegging technique, as well as more complicated endgame and psychological concepts. It's attractively illustrated, and includes discard tables and other statistics, as well as some "color" material on cribbage history and tournament play. There is also extensive treatment of board strategy, although you might find the discussion in John Chambers' "Cribbage: A New Concept" easier to grasp.

If you're only going to read one book on cribbage, make it this one. The author has been National Champion four times, is the highest rated tournament player in the history of the American Cribbage Congress, and is widely regarded as the world's best over-the-board player. With a track record like that, his advice warrants close attention.

Despite the endorsement, I must knock off a star due to a number of typographical and grammatical errors. It's not a perfect book, but it's the closest thing we have to it in cribbage...

The artwork is great, and many of the ideas are useful. What I didn't like was the tables based on hands the author held, not really reader-friendly, and not exactly scientific. Some strategy isn't explained fully. For instance it's explained how to "trap a Jack," but it isn't explained why one should expect his opponent to save a Jack as his last card in the first place. Most players play off their high cards early, and hang onto low ones. Thus it would be more useful to discuss trapping a low card than a Jack. Trapping 5's is discussed, and makes much more sense, as players do hold onto 5's frequently. These are minor points however. There aren't a lot of cribbage books out there, and this one is entertaining, if more expensive than most.

DeLynn has written a book used by all the great players. You can use the simplest concepts he has or go all the way to using his 26 theory to the max. All will improve your game, even if you are an old hand at Cribbage. He is the highest rated player in the American Cribbage Congress (...). They have tournaments to also hone your skills.

There was a mix up with my order. Jolly Roger worked to resolve the issue and then provided a refund and my order. This company has great customer service and it will be my pleasure to do business with them again. Matter of fact, I'll go out of my way to do business with them!

Thomas Schrage
Lonedell, Missouri

This book has made my level of play jump several notches. Some of the strategy seems slightly subjective, but it's hard to argue with someone who has dominated so many high level cribbage tournaments. My serious cribbage player friends, who unlike myself regularly play tournaments, are at a loss as to why they can hardly beat me anymore. Just the facts... Thank you Mr. Colvert.