Yesterday's results

*** This hand was suggested by fentesk
0-0*  ?
74%
74%
6%
6%
5%
5%
5%
5%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
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Total votes: 309
fenteskStarting the game, what do we send to opponent's crib. Actual game cut was an 8 and after everything was done, the score going to hand 2 was 30-31*(!)
ryman554

Joined: January 2025 (272 votes)

Monday 3:31 AM
I'm not sending over the 78 for two more guaranteed net poonts.. 38 is safe enough especially holding two 4s. I likely (and do) get 6+ on this hand while sending over the most balking cards.
Rosemarie44

Joined: March 2016 (2348 votes)

Monday 4:19 AM
First hand as non-dealer would be offensive strategy. What could be more offensive than tossing 7-8 to dealer!
mrob2199

Joined: February 2009 (1788 votes)

Monday 4:40 AM
I’m keeping my max points here-there’ll be time for defense later in the game
dec

Joined: April 2008 (7057 votes)

Monday 4:52 AM
Same strategy. To go to the posting according to the game status described it should be 30*-31 now. It would to me that the first hand involved a lot of pone pegging and a large crib was produced by the first deal made . Is that fairly accurate? Must have been a cribbage pro app. dec
HfxKen says: I thought the same thing about the 30-31 score. It has Cribbage pro written all over it
fentesk says: Yeah, it should read 30*-31, and it was indeed Cribbage Pro, though this was a "normal" game and not Daily Scrimmage which they swear is random.
Gougie00

Joined: March 2008 (6303 votes)

Monday 5:16 AM
sure 8
tevdodd

Joined: May 2021 (434 votes)

Monday 5:22 AM
Ditto

Cribbage Pro Daily Scrimmage
Score 121 to 120
KK Hand 1. Otherwise the peg of hand 7 was most interesting, and something I'd think hard about against next level opponents.

Hand 7 Hold A223 (69) from 75*-76 Opp leads a 4 from 3h-4h-5h-Jc
james500 says: Hi. I was outpegged 10-5 in hand 7 as I got trapped in a long run. In hindsight, I wonder if the Ace would've been a better reply to the 4 than the 2 was?
tevdodd says: I went with the A and won the peg 3-2, but I question the play against a top-tier player as I think I've more or less announced my entire hand off the play of 1 card.
tevdodd says: For anyone following this hand, the cut was a 3.
fentesk says: I saw this one at 81*-74. I replied with the Ace, though this was heavily influenced by recent Scrimmage games where there was at least one late hand where it was designed to chew you up in the pegging. Dealing at 81 I decided I'd rather give up a free 15-2 than risk getting pulled into a run battle. I agree with tevdodd that I'm largely telegraphing my hand, but in this case I want to avoid letting them back in the game and am trading an easy 2 for what I perceived as lower risk. I still lost the pegging 1-4, but I ended up being happy with that result today, though winning 3-2 would have been far better. Also, Brutal managed a hand score of 84, we can't see their full hands so it's tough to know what led to that number.
TheGrumpyUncle

Joined: June 2025 (140 votes)

Monday 5:22 AM
I thought we need more to give away 7-8
glmccuskey

Joined: April 2011 (4557 votes)

Monday 5:54 AM
domandcarol

Joined: August 2023 (276 votes)

Monday 5:54 AM
In the minority today, but agree. 7-8 has potential to wipe out the 8 points.
TheGrumpyUncle says: +1
Inushtuk1 says: You guys are still giving away 2 points minimum, and a gapper that happens to consist of two key connectors. I think 3-4-5-8 might be better.
sharp21

Joined: January 2010 (460 votes)

Monday 6:01 AM
Three days in a row choosing an uncomfortable discard to the opponents crib at the start of the game.
james500

Joined: June 2013 (4477 votes)

Monday 6:09 AM
Seems I'm the first to choose 3-4-5-7 (4d-8).

Every cut bar a 9 will help me.

The 3,4 and 7 in my hand deprives the discard of three immediately useful cards.

119-121 loss on Cribbage Pro's daily scrimmage.
Mcrume

Joined: April 2025 (206 votes)

Monday 7:02 AM
Looks like I’m the only oddball to toss 5-7. Don’t like 7-8, even on first deal. Keep six with an open ended straight possibility. Got a lucky cut. Lead the 4
Assman

Joined: May 2024 (567 votes)

Monday 7:12 AM
This hand only starts with 8 but has plenty of chances for improvement. Plus, I might be able to peg well with these cards.
Assman says: Lead with a 4.
Inushtuk1

Joined: July 2016 (1916 votes)

Monday 7:24 AM
Yesterday we could only keep 6 and give away 2, and had a chance for 14 with the defensive toss. Today is completely different. Start with the sure 8. 3-4-5-8(4-7) only on Defense. Lead a 4.
SallyAnn3

Joined: March 2020 (1361 votes)

Monday 7:41 AM
Agree with the majority. Going for my favorite hand with a 3 cut for 20 and a big jump.
Sgt Pegger

Joined: July 2017 (810 votes)

Monday 9:38 AM
The Ace and a 9 are the only cards that do not help this hold. The 7 & 8 are just too much for me to toss to the pones crib. While I agree that there is plenty of time for defense later on in the game, I just don't see the wisdom in being so risky at the start.
HalscribCLX

Joined: February 2008 (5830 votes)

Monday 1:32 PM
At 0-0* playing an Offense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:

________________Our
Offense___Hand__Pegs_Crib____Total___W9 %____W10 %
3-4-4-5____11.70+2.43+(-7.28)=6.93____37.8____28.4
3-4S-5-8____7.96+1.87+(-4.03)=5.80____27.7____25.7
3-4-5-7_____8.17+1.57+(-4.22)=5.52____28.0____25.5

Offense______L9 %____L10 %
3-4-4-5_______46.0____48.6
3-4S-5-8______37.8____49.2
3-4-5-7_______38.3____49.5

3-4-4-5 is best for expected averages by 1.13pts. and is very much best for Win %s. Although because of the 7-8 it is very much the worst for Loss %s. Even so, as I'm recommending Offense I'll select the 7-8 to discard.

After the 2 cut I'll lead a 4 and play Offense:

Lead_____________Our Pegging Points
4_______________________2.35
3_______________________1.93
5_______________________1.35
Djgoat

Joined: December 2023 (401 votes)

Monday 1:34 PM
I just couldn't justify the 8-7 even when you're supposed to keep max points early. This way the net is still 6 an holding two 4s reduces the chance of him connecting the 3-5 I gave away.

Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
10th Nov 2025
🏆Score: 121 to 103
🌋SP: 1740
📅Streak: 25
https://www.cribbagepro.net/scrimmage/667/8363472/1
JCM

Joined: April 2019 (914 votes)

Monday 3:00 PM
Part of my mantra for the first few hands of a game is" If I'm pone have a good 4 cards, discard the other 2 to the opp, even if they are good too - except for 5-5"

So I offloaded my 7-8 to Opp.

Nice to see Halscrib agrees with me.
JCM says: That should start: If I'm pone and I have 4 good cards...
Olap

Joined: December 2020 (1393 votes)

Monday 4:35 PM
I'm tossing wide and keeping plenty. Loads of cards adding to my tally, minimising the dealer damage