<p>That is for the Game Peg (also known as a spilikin). At the bottom of the board, you see the three straight stripes - those are for keeping track of the number of games you have won. Until you have actually won a game, your spilikin for tracking wins is stored in that third hole.</p>

<p>Consider the following picture: it appears blue has just won the game, and is awarded two game wins for skunking the red player. The red player has yet to win a game, so his spilikin is still in the starting position.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cBDbX.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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The wacky terminology is half the fun of playing cribbage.
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<p>What is the third hole at the start of the cribbage for?</p>

<p>It's shown behind the 2 pegs in the image below:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LHXgO.jpg" alt="Cribbage board"></p>

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Third Hole in Cribbage Board
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# Third Hole in Cribbage Board

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-11)

What is the third hole at the start of the cribbage for?

It's shown behind the 2 pegs in the image below:

![Cribbage board](https://i.sstatic.net/LHXgO.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-11. Score: 15 | Accepted answer

That is for the Game Peg (also known as a spilikin). At the bottom of the board, you see the three straight stripes - those are for keeping track of the number of games you have won. Until you have actually won a game, your spilikin for tracking wins is stored in that third hole.

Consider the following picture: it appears blue has just won the game, and is awarded two game wins for skunking the red player. The red player has yet to win a game, so his spilikin is still in the starting position.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/cBDbX.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The wacky terminology is half the fun of playing cribbage.  

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