Wicked Cribbage Game Review

Wicked Cribbage is a game I spotted on Kickstarter and was immediately sucked in. I like Cribbage. My friend Mike and I play quite often. He is much, much better than I am, but I can sometimes surprise him and get a well-earned game victory; I can even pull off the occasional match (we usually play best of seven with skunks and double skunks).

Cribbage is a game that is old enough that I think going over the rules is not really needed for this review. I recently did a Back in the Day look at this aged classic. Check that out if you need a refresher. What I will concentrate on here is what Wicked Cribbage brings to the table, what works, and what does not work.

[caption id="attachment_318397" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The game adds only two things: Twinklers and Luggers. Good names, but bad ideas.[/caption]

Chaos on the Cribbage Board

Wicked Cribbage adds two things, and two things only, to the game: Twinklers and Luggers.

Twinklers are cards with special abilities that a player can draw and use anytime during the play portion of the hand when the card they play causes the current sum total to reach exactly 15 or 31. Twinklers, when drawn, take effect immediately.

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