| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: |
Leon Lewis
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| Group email: | Cards 3 group |
| When: | On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month |
| Venue: | Member's Home |
Members of this card group enjoy a wide variety of card games (excluding canasta, poker and bridge - which have their own individual groups), creating a lively and engaging experience for all involved. A popular choice has been Cribbage. Cribbage is a classic card game, typically played by two or four players (4 players requires players to play in two teams), where the goal is to be the first person/team to score 121 points. It combines elements of luck and strategy and is played with a standard 52-card deck and a unique board used for keeping score. Each player is dealt six cards, from which they discard two to form the crib, an extra hand set aside that will later count as additional points for the dealer. The remaining four cards each player holds are used for scoring throughout the round. Gameplay proceeds in two main phases: pegging and counting. During pegging, players alternate playing cards face-up, adding each card’s value to an accumulating total (with face cards valued at 10, aces at 1, and others at face value). The goal is to reach exactly 31 points or as close as possible without going over, with points awarded for achieving combinations like pairs, sequences, and certain sums. After pegging, each player totals the points in their own hand and the starter card (a card cut from the deck that acts as a shared fifth card), scoring for combinations like 15s (cards that sum to 15), pairs, runs, and flushes. The dealer also scores points from the crib. Using a peg board, players track their points, racing to reach 121 first, and the game’s unique scoring and crib mechanism make it fast-paced and mentally engaging.

The group also play i.e. Rummy 7 and 10 card. spades, hearts, two packs, kaluki, dobble. You don't need to know how to play a particular game just a willingness to learn as there will always be a member(s) present who is willing to teach. Members often decide on the day which game to play dependent on how many are present and who knows the rules and sometimes the groups is organised enough to decide what they will play at the next meeting