Card rules · 2026-11-02
Cribbage: Saying Go Does Not Mean Your Hand Is Empty
Go means that no remaining card can be played without exceeding the current limit. Cards may still be waiting for the next count.
Go means that no remaining card can be played without exceeding the current limit. Cards may still be waiting for the next count.
At twenty-nine, a player holds a four and a king. Neither can be added without exceeding thirty-one, so that player says go. After the count resets, those cards become playable in the new count.
Distinguish a temporary inability to add a card from having no cards left. The two conditions produce different possibilities when play resumes.