Summer Cribbage Tournament Series
Summer Cribbage Tournament Series
Thanks to everyone who joined us at Forward Craft & Coffee this summer for our first ever Cribbage tournament series! The final standings for all three tournaments are below.
We hope you had fun – be sure to check back next summer for our next series. In the meantime, registration is open for season 6 of the Forward Craft Cribbage league – we hope you’ll join us and become part of our growing cribbage community!
8/27/25 Tournament
| Place | Player | Total Points | Points Spread |
| 1st | Mike Foti | 12 | 104 |
| 2nd | Mark Hayden | 12 | 81 |
| 3rd | Street A. | 11 | 75 |
| 4th | Mike Herring | 10 | 99 |
| 5th | Sara Gionet | 10 | 34 |
| 6th | Nicole Moser | 7 | 25 |
| 7th | Allan Clark | 7 | 11 |
| 8th | Jane Rupel | 6 | 26 |
| 9th | Shiraz Johnson | 6 | 25 |
| 10th | Peter Geipel | 6 | 6 |
| 11th | Korey Stanberry | 6 | -22 |
| 12th | Helen Matuszewski | 6 | -24 |
| 13th | KT Howard | 6 | -66 |
| 14th | Abraham Williams | 5 | 32 |
| 15th | Emily Scharf | 4 | -4 |
| 16th | Andrea Palmer | 4 | -9 |
| 17th | Keith Wilkowske | 4 | -23 |
| 18th | Mark Anderson | 4 | -92 |
| 19th | Kate Mansfield | 2 | -59 |
| 20th | Heather Wentler | 2 | -88 |
8/13/25 Tournament
| Place | Player | Total Points | Points Spread |
| 1st | Allan Clark | 11 | 98 |
| 2nd | Mike Herring | 11 | 85 |
| 3rd | Mark Hayden | 10 | 61 |
| 4th | Helen Matuszewski | 9 | 72 |
| 5th | KT Howard | 9 | 56 |
| 6th | Rick Kohrs | 9 | 26 |
| 7th | Andrea Palmer | 7 | -10 |
| 8th | Laura Riley | 7 | -48 |
| 9th | Street A. | 6 | 11 |
| 10th | Sara Cress | 6 | -4 |
| 11th | Sarah Whorley | 6 | -27 |
| 12th | Abraham Williams | 5 | -36 |
| 13th | Emma Rose | 5 | -39 |
| 14th | Peter Geipel | 4 | -33 |
| 15th | Amy Davis | 4 | -66 |
| 16th | Heather Wentler | 4 | -68 |
| 17th | Dan Breithbart | 4 | -102 |
| 18th | Mike Foti | 2 | -47 |
7/9/25 TOURNAMENT
| Place | Player | Total Points | Points Spread |
| 1st | Andrea Palmer | 13 | 112 |
| 2nd | Peter Geipel | 8 | 56 |
| 3rd | Mike Herring | 8 | 23 |
| 4th | Abraham Williams | 8 | 7 |
| 5th | Kevin May | 7 | 23 |
| 6th | Jay Koeppel | 6 | 26 |
| 7th | Jane Rach | 6 | 6 |
| Tie for 8th | Emily Scharf | 6 | -3 |
| Tie for 8th | Sarah Whorley | 6 | -3 |
| 9th | Megan Williamson | 4 | 6 |
| 10th | Tracy Spraetz | 4 | -28 |
| 11th | Street A. | 4 | -64 |
| 12th | Sara Cress | 4 | -99 |
| 13th | Mark Hayden | 2 | -59 |
Dates: Wednesdays, 8/13, 8/27
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
- Arrive by 5:45 pm to socialize, grab a drink, find your seat, etc.
- Play starts 6 pm sharp with prizes handed out by 8:30 pm.
- Entry Fee: $10 (Venmo or PayPal)*
- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
Tournament Structure:
- Players: 20
- Games: 6
- Scoring: 2 points per win, 3 points for a skunk
- Tie breakers: point spreads
Skill Level: Moderate to experienced. Since it’s a week night, we want to keep the tournaments to under three hours. Therefore we’re looking for players who know the game well enough to be comfortable playing six 20-minute games back-to-back.
Payment:* Send $10 via Venmo (@Swhorley) or PayPal (@SarahWhorley) payment per tournament to Sarah Whorley and include “Cribbage Tourney” and the tournament date(s) you’re paying for in the note.
Sign-up deadlines: *To reduce no-shows, if you haven’t paid your entry fee within 48 hours of the tournament and cannot be reached, your spot will be given to someone on the waitlist.
- 8/6 for 8/13
- 8/20 for 8/27
- You’ll receive an email 5 days out confirming you’re in for the tournament or on the wait list. Sign-ups will be taken in the order they are received.
FORWARD CRIBBAGE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT RULES
The Forward Cribbage League tournaments will follow traditional cribbage rules, with these clarifications:
- Cut at the beginning of each match to determine who deals first with the winner of the cut (lowest card) dealing first.
- Scoring a flush: in your hand (all four cards are the same suit) = 4 pts; if the cut card is of the same suit = 5 pts; in your crib all cards must be the same suit including the cut card = 5 pts.
- Pegging a run: when playing and pegging a sequence of numbers, the cards do not have to be laid in order. For example: 3-4-5 pegs 3 pts, as does 3-5-4.
- Pegging out: You can peg out on a go from any hole.
- Taking points from an opponent, also called “Muggins”. We will not play with
- Muggins in Forward Craft Cribbage League tournaments. We want the tournaments to be competitive but also fun. Feel free to tell your opponent if they missed points, but do not take them as your own.