Sheepshead – a card game utilizing only 32 cards – is one that many say was invented in Germany, but played in Wisconsin. Kevin Grave recently got the elusive, 29-point hand. “The cribbage boards he owned are now family heirlooms,” says Grace, who has taught her two daughters how to play the game. Grace learned as a young teenager from her grandfather and played with him until he was in his mid-90s and his eyesight was too poor to see the cards. “It's not the easiest game to learn, but once you get the hang of it, it’s a blast.”Įrin Grace and her husband, Kevin, also play cribbage nearly every day. You learn strategy, use math and it’s fun to bring out with you to a bar and play instead of staring at your phone,” says DeMarco. In 2021 the couple made the New Year's resolution to play 365 days in a row. DeMarco learned how to play from her husband, Michael, during the 2020 pandemic-related lockdown. In modern-day Milwaukee, Leah DeMarco plays cribbage four or five times a week. The game, which requires a board and pegs along with playing cards, started in 17th Century England and was called “Noddy.” In the United States, more than 10 million people play cribbage. Americans can play hundreds of video games from our watches and binge billions of shows in our basement rec rooms and yet 52 cards made of paper continue to monopolize our favorite entertainment pastimes – especially around the holiday season.
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