The player with the lower card deals the first hand. If both players cut cards of the same rank, each draws again. The Draw, Shuffle and Cutįrom a shuffled pack face down, each player cuts a card, leaving at least four cards at either end of the pack. The DeckĪ Standard Deck of 52 Playing Cards Rank of Cards But Cribbage is basically best played by two people, and the rules that follow are for that number.
Or four people can play two against two as partners.
