# How to score a cribbage hand??? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 1, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197 "2014-09-01T22:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197/21 "2014-09-06T22:13:17Z")
As I understand it, (His) Nobs is having the Jack of the same suit as the turned up card in hand - when the turned up card is a Jack is when the dealer gets 2 points for (His) Heels. So N = Nobs =a Jack in hand that’s worth a bonus point for its suit matching the turned-up card (presumably not a 5 or a Ten or other honor card), and the physical card touching with verbal scoring would be: “(First Jack combo-ing with the two 5s) fifteen-2, fifteen-4, (second Jack) fifteen-6, fifteen-8, (third Jack) fifteen-10, fifteen-12, (three Jacks) 3 of a kind for 6 is 18, (two 5s) pair for 2 is 20, (touch Nobs) one for His Nobs is 21.” Three of a kind is 6 points, of course, because there are 3 unordered pairs in a trio of ABC: AB, AC, and BC. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197/22 "2014-09-06T22:25:09Z")
When learning to score a Cribbage hand, do things in the same order and you won’t miss things (except dialing to notice 3 or 4 card ways to add to 15), touching the cards with your fingers can help too: 15s first, 2 points each Combo runs (double run like JQQK = 8, triple runs like JQQQK = 15, double double runs like JJQQK are twice double runs for 16) Triples (6 points, as 3 pairs) or pairs for 2 (or rarely, 4 of a kind for 12) Runs in a suit Any 4- or 5-card flushes for 4 or 5 points (crib must be a 5 card flush to score) Check for His Nobs ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197/23 "2014-09-06T22:43:05Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > Check for His Nobs Thats what she said! I once taught a GF someone cribbage and everytime His Nobs came up {ahem}, she blushed. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197/24 "2014-09-07T14:51:22Z")
> [@wyokie](#): > > Correct, but what if the turn card is a Jack? I have been playing crib for 30+ years. The turn card would have to be a 5 of the same suit as a jack in the hand. The example I read in a book is 5,5,N,J-J. Where I think the Jack is the turn card. You can’t have Nobs and have a Jack be the turn card, since if the turn card were a Jack that would be His Heels for the dealer. Unless you somehow had two Jacks of the same suit show up in the game due to accidentally playing Cribbage with a Pinochle deck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-score-a-cribbage-hand/697197.md?page=1)