An excerpt from the beginning of the INTRODUCTION:
Of the origin of Cribbage we are not aware that anything is known further than that it is. It is essentially an English game.
The game of Cribbage is entirely distinct and different from all other card-games. The method of playing it, and the constant variety of any combination which present themselves, render it one
of the most interesting and fascinating games.To those who have become familiar with, and have mastered the characteristic peculiarities of the game, it offers an attractive pastime, requiring
only an occasional moment of transient mental effort, and leaving the players ample opportunity for social intercourse. The game is played with a full pack of fifty-two cards: Sixty-one points
constitutes the game. These points are scored on a Cribbage Board, of which a representation is here given. It consists of two longitudinal divisions, one division for each.
