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Hi friends! We’re getting pretty close to Christmas now, eh? Nick and I have been busy little elves in our workshop making gifts for our friends and family members, and these Cribbage Boards turned out so amazing, we just had to share the how-to with you! They’re actually pretty simple if you have the right drill bit and template, so read on!

Cribbage board kit containing a template which you can use to drill your cribbage board, plus a choice of pegs in hardwood, brass, steel or nickel. If you are interested in learning how to make your own cribbage board, you could sign up to the Build a Cribbage Board goal page at 43Things.com.

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Racetrack Cribbage

• Wooden Cribbage Pegs
• Game Drilling Plunge Drill Bit
• 1/4” Round Over Drill Bit

XL Racetrack Cribbage

Rockler’s Template makes this a quick project present to throw under the tree for your cribbage-loving loved one!

We grabbed what scraps we had laying around the garage and made 3 standard size racetrack cribbage board games. Pictured below, a maple (the asymmetrical one that might make you twitch if you’re OCD), live edge cutoff, and an old cutting board that never got finished (the one with a pattern of 3 different wood types).

We cut the scraps to a length that would fit the Rockler Template + the length needed to drill a 1 3/8” carrying/hanging hole. We used our Ridgid Compund Sliding Miter Saw to do this.

Then we marked the outline of the template.

We drilled a 1 3/8” hole using a forstner bitand drill press.

Once the carrying holes were drilled we routed the holes and edges with a 1/4” round over router bit.

Using masking tape we then taped on the templateand drilled all the holes.

Lastly sand and finish. Viola!!! Super simple homemade games!

Rockler also sells a XL Template and pegs. This is a great option for your Cribbage Crazed Colleagues. This makes for one monster of a cribbage board, measuring 8” x 28”. It is also a great gift for your cribbage loving auntie with arthritis, the pegs on this bad boy are easy to grab and maneuver.

Check out these process shots!

Crib Board

You can even get crazy fancy and add trim or a drawer…

These Cribbage Boards were FUN to make, and are the perfect homemade gift idea. Who doesn’t love a fun game?! AND who doesn’t love the satisfaction of making something beautiful with your own two hands?!

If you make a Cribbage Board, be sure to show us! You can either email us at beth@realitydaydream.com or tag us on social media! We’re @RealityDaydream on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest! And check out our other handmade DIY gift ideas by clicking the image below!

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For all three difficulty levels the cards are dealt completely at random to both you and to the computer. The difference between the easy, standard and pro levels is the strategy used to choose the computer's discards and pegging plays. If you are finding that your computer opponent is beating you, you will likely benefit from understanding how the computer chooses its next move.

Discarding:	Chooses a random pair of cards.
Pegging:	Chooses a random valid card.

Discarding:	Chooses the pair of cards that will result in the best hand score ignoring the possible flip card. If the discards are a pair or sum to 15, it adjusts the analyzed hand value by 2 (plus or minus depending on the crib owner.) Notice that this strategy does not account for flushes or possible runs that could result from the flip card.
Pegging:	Chooses the next card that will result in the highest score for itself. If all plays are of equal value then it chooses at random.

Crib Board Template

Discarding:	Evaluates the score for each pair of discards for all possible flip cards still left in the deck. Then takes the play that averages the highest outcome. For the cards in the crib, evaluates their value as well with each possible flip card and adds or subtracts depending on who will count the crib. Note that the potential from the two additional crib cards are not included in the crib analysis.
Pegging:	Chooses the next card that will result in the highest score for itself. It also prefers not to leave the pegging count at 5 or 21. If all plays are of equal value then it chooses at random.