Today's results so far

*** This hand was suggested by Inushtuk1
0*-0  ?
83%
83%
11%
11%
2%
2%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Total votes: 218
Inushtuk1As per the hand one on the Daily scrimmage of Remembrance Day, November 11th of this year; and the small discussion that occurred on that day on this site.
mrob2199

Joined: February 2009 (1818 votes)

Sunday 4:41 AM
Love the pegging dynamics of the 4567 as dealer-4 cuts for the double run with a pair of nines stashed away in the crib-a bingo cut of a 6 could jettison our pegs to a huge first street lead
Eolus619 says: Good Solstice morning rob..what is your reply to a trey or four lead..thanks
dec

Joined: April 2008 (7097 votes)

Sunday 4:52 AM
Pegging and cuts edges out the 4-5 as a discard. If one of those nines would have been an eight different discard made. dec
tevdodd

Joined: May 2021 (476 votes)

Sunday 5:09 AM
I still like the 4-5 discard here. The 9s just feel like a lead balloon in the crib compared to the 4-5. If opp throws a 6 we're good either way. Pretty much leaves 2 potential discards (9s) to improve the crib on 1 card.

As for Rob's bingo cut of a 6. 20 minimum with 9-9 toss, 17 minimum with 4-5 toss. Again, a lot more helps 4-5-6 than 6-9-9, so I consider that an even thought.

Cribbage Pro Daily Scrimmage
Score: 118 to 121 LOSS
Some learning moments. An admitted Hand 4 botched discard (To the tune of .15 pt)
Other differential discards
2. 6-Q Gross
5. 8-9

I thought about Hand 9 for a while, but settled on the 100 discard. Just hard to not want to separate the 5 from the 2-3 in a spot where we are -6, but I had visions of an easy 7 pt peg that didn't happen today. Speaking of pegging, if you want to know how NOT to peg, my -27 today is a good place to start.
Eolus619 says: good Solstice morning…as suggested I put together a list of DCH daily scrimmage players to learn from their play..yesterday ..six of the seven on the list showed Brutal with a total hand score of 85..and one player ( who was high score) showed Brutal with a total hand score of only 68…do you have an explanation for this?
fentesk says: Ah, took me a second to understand your question. I'm guessing in this case "hand score" is from the "Total" summary page and is showing how many total pegs were earned during play from cards in hand. If Hand 8 was won by the player in the pegging, Brutal would not have scored that hand, and it looks like it was worth 17 (5-5-10-J-Q). For future reference to self, that also implies that total hand points are calculated including points that take you past 121.
tevdodd says: My first thought was similar to fentesk, perhaps that player saw 1 more or 1 less hand than everyone else did. Otherwise (And I haven't tested this theory) if Brutal changes their discard based on the positioning of the game as well.
fentesk says: I never go back to check "winning" plays but have also wondered if there are cases where the App will discard differently in different positions (or lead different cards in pegging). I was one point short today, but only was -25 in pegging, so maybe I'm getting better!
Eolus619 says: thanks to you both..it did seem quite odd that six had 85 for Brutal and one had 68..i will continue ..at least for awhile..to compare my plays verse other DCHers to learn more about this game of ours
HaydenSr says: Before the daily scrimmage existed, JQT used to hope for a full game of cribbage where everyone played out what would now be the daily scrimmage. Even if some of the games are near impossible, its fun to see how various players here weigh up. Also, thanks to those who show discards, I compare them to mine and its helped me look at a few situations differently.
mfetchCT425

Joined: February 2009 (1741 votes)

Sunday 5:12 AM
Lots of hand potential. Every cut helping except an ace. And as Rob and Dan mention above- lots of pegging potential and flexibility with this hold.
james500

Joined: June 2013 (4517 votes)

Sunday 5:35 AM
I don't remember what I chose that day, I'll go back and check in a moment. 4-5 looks good though.
glmccuskey

Joined: April 2011 (4586 votes)

Sunday 5:58 AM
PT47

Joined: December 2025 (18 votes)

Sunday 6:14 AM
Six points whether 4567 or 6799. The window seemed so narrow- and surprise, surprise!
Gougie00

Joined: March 2008 (6343 votes)

Sunday 6:26 AM
No need to strain my brain.

Happy 1st day of winter. I hope its mild without much snow.
Djgoat

Joined: December 2023 (439 votes)

Sunday 6:30 AM
I appear to be in the minority. Kept max points.

I thought I was toast today but pulled it out in the end!

Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
21st Dec 2025
🏆Score: 121 to 117
🔥SP: 1330
📅Streak: 20
https://www.cribbagepro.net/scrimmage/708/8363472/1
tevdodd says: Just a friendly reminder that the crib is an extension of the hand. Both the 4-5 discard and 9-9 discard start at 8 total points (6 hand + 2 crib), whereas your discard also starts with 8 total (8 hand, 0 crib) ... 8 hand because every cut except an 8 adds at least 1, but an 8 obviously adds 5 thru your crib.
domandcarol

Joined: August 2023 (312 votes)

Sunday 6:31 AM
Tossing 45 or 99 leaves 6 points in hand, so I’ll go with the 45 toss. Just seems like the 9s are better served in hand.
Sgt Pegger

Joined: July 2017 (848 votes)

Sunday 7:58 AM
This should be a popular choice today.
HfxKen

Joined: February 2020 (1364 votes)

Sunday 8:01 AM
With 2 nines and a six accounted for, I think a five in the crib ,with a connecting four, is the way to go.
BennieO

Joined: August 2025 (127 votes)

Sunday 10:11 AM
First hand of the game opting to keep two 11-combos with 4-7 and 5-6 for keeping the play in control. Joy to the 6-7-9-9 keepers on the 8 cut, but that 8 can still make good with the 9-9 in crib.

(Spoilers)
Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
21st Dec 2025
💔Score: 105 to 121
⭐SP: 290
📅Streak: 370
https://www.cribbagepro.net/scrimmage/708/7389935/1
1. 2-3
2. 10-Q
3. 7-7
4. 7-K
5. 2-8
6. J-J (This is how I got burned. Went for greed holding 4-4-4-6.)
7. 8-9
8. 3-K
9. 7-8
10. 7-9
Rosemarie44

Joined: March 2016 (2383 votes)

Sunday 10:38 AM
At first glance toss 4-5 has a higher value than toss 9-9. Prefer this hand for pegging and possible higher value due to the run.
MiketheExpert

Joined: April 2021 (1329 votes)

Sunday 11:18 AM
Sometimes a good play early on is rewarded in the best way possible.
HalscribCLX

Joined: February 2008 (5870 votes)

Sunday 11:53 AM
At 0*-0 playing a Defense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:

_______________Pone's
Defense___Hand_Pegs____Crib_Total____W9 %____W10 %
4-5-6-7____9.57+(-1.96)+4.82=12.43____45.8____56.6
6-7-9-9____8.02+(-2.20)+6.43=12.25____42.8____55.0
4-5-6-9S___9.87+(-2.04)+3.84=11.67____42.3____53.5

Defense_______L9 %____L10 %
4-5-6-7________27.8____19.4
6-7-9-9________25.8____20.4
4-5-6-9S_______27.5____22.0

4-5-6-7 is best for expected averages by 0.18pt. and is slightly best for Win %s and lowest for Loss %s. So, I'll select the 9-9 to discard.

After the 8 cut I'll play Defense to the lead.
Gougie00 says: Closer than I expected. It seems 9-9 is so obvious. --Greg
tevdodd says: Is there a proper explanation somewhere of how W% and L% are presented? Trying to look at this a couple of different ways and the math isn't mathing for me at the moment.