Card rules · 2026-11-02
Cribbage: A Four-Card Run Is Not Two Three-Card Runs
In the show, a single uninterrupted four-card run scores four. Its overlapping three-card parts are not added again.
In the show, a single uninterrupted four-card run scores four. Its overlapping three-card parts are not added again.
Consider 2, 3, 4 and 5. The rank sequence contributes four run points, rather than six for 2–3–4 and 3–4–5. Other scoring combinations, if present in the full hand, are examined separately.
Identify the longest run supplied by this particular card selection. Listing its smaller windows explains its structure but does not create additional run awards.