One player or team scores on one set of 60 holes and the other player or team scores on the second set. A pegging-out hole in the middle at each end allows the board to be used in either direction. There are two sets of 60 holes (30 'out' and 30 'back') divided into 5 point sections, see picture above. Some boards have a 'game counter', with many additional holes for use with a third peg to count the games won by each side.ġ) The classic design is a flat wooden board approximately 250 to 300 mm (10 to 12 in) by 70 to 80 mm (3 to 4 in) and 10 to 20 mm (0.4 to 0.8 in) deep.
Two pegs are used in a leapfrog fashion, so that if a player loses track during the count one peg still marks the previous score. Points are registered as having been scored by 'pegging' along the crib board.
Scores can be kept on a piece of paper, but a cribbage board is almost always used, since scoring occurs throughout the game, not just at the conclusion of hands as in most other card games. Visually, cribbage is known for its scoring board - a series of holes ('streets') on which the score is tallied with pegs (also known as 'spilikins').
