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Cribbage rule help - details below?

So below are the two rules a friend and I are having issues about. I believe that after the 32 count is reached then the next card played after can not be counted as a pair.

My friend thinks that if a 5 card is the last card, which would bring the count to 31 and starting over, when the next count starts that she can place another 5 down and earn two points.

please help.

. Play of the cards:

Players alternately play (place face up on the table) one card at a time, starting with the pone. The cumulative value of the cards played is announced as each card is played.

When a player cannot play a card without the cumulative total exceeding 31, that player calls "go" and the opponent continues to play all cards possible (not exceeding a 31-count). The player who calls "go" plays first in the following 31-count sequence.

Points are scored during this play of the cards (see scoring chart in rule 1.7).

Straight (or Run), Single: Sequence of three or more consecutive cards in any order during the play of the cards; for example, 3, 5, 6, 7, 4 (counts three when the 7 is played and counts five when the 4 is played).

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Your friend is absolutely incorrect. At 31 or a "Go" (after all cards are played) the counting/pegging completely starts over. Many players turn their cards over (face down) after 31 or "Go" (after all cards are played) is reached to signify the end of that round of counting/pegging.

    Source(s): 40 years of playing cribbage, Club player.
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