<p>That's completely valid. One player scoring a run doesn't stop those cards being used in a following run.</p>

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2018-11-11T18:52:49.130Z
Perhaps it would complete the answer to show examples, where a run is lengthened on each successive card. In theory one could have the extreme of "run for 7" followed by "run for 7" followed by "run for 7 and 2 for 31".
Nij
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ConMan
<p>According to the rules at <a href="https://bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/cribbage/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bicycle's site</a> the pegging rules state:</p>

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  <p>For adding a card that forms, with those just played: [...] a sequence of three Peg 3</p>
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<p>There is no requirement that the cards are played in order, which is of course why 7-9-8 is a 3 point sequence.</p>

<p>Next note:</p>

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  <p>It is important to keep track of the order in which cards are played to determine whether what looks like a sequence or a run has been interrupted by a "foreign" card.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The example given is 8-7-7-6.  Playing the 6 here does not form a run as the 2nd 7 disrupts the run with the 8.</p>

<p>In your scenario 7-9-8-7 there is a sequence 9-8-7 formed which is valid for 3 points.  </p>

<p>The easy way to remember this is you peg the number of cards in the run.  9-8-7 is a run, so away you go with 3 points.  If I play AA and you play A I don't get to say "Hey, wait a second, I already scored the points on that pair".  You'd say so what?  Now I have AAA and that's 6 points.  Same idea here.</p>

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Stephen
<p>During cribbage play, (three) players play (for example) 7-9-8, last player scores 3, and the next player plays a 7 and claims that he scores 3 points for the last three cards.  Is that double-counting and not allowed, or is it fair?</p>

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2018-11-09T11:22:54.173Z
The player in question would also receive two for 31.
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Playing off previous cribbage runs
Tom
# Playing off previous cribbage runs

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-09)

During cribbage play, (three) players play (for example) 7-9-8, last player scores 3, and the next player plays a 7 and claims that he scores 3 points for the last three cards. Is that double-counting and not allowed, or is it fair?

**Tags:** cribbage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The player in question would also receive two for 31.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-11-09. Score: 5

That's completely valid. One player scoring a run doesn't stop those cards being used in a following run.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Perhaps it would complete the answer to show examples, where a run is lengthened on each successive card. In theory one could have the extreme of "run for 7" followed by "run for 7" followed by "run for 7 and 2 for 31".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-10-10. Score: 1

According to the rules at [Bicycle's site](https://bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/cribbage/) the pegging rules state:

> For adding a card that forms, with those just played: [...] a sequence of three Peg 3

There is no requirement that the cards are played in order, which is of course why 7-9-8 is a 3 point sequence.

Next note:

> It is important to keep track of the order in which cards are played to determine whether what looks like a sequence or a run has been interrupted by a "foreign" card.

The example given is 8-7-7-6. Playing the 6 here does not form a run as the 2nd 7 disrupts the run with the 8.

In your scenario 7-9-8-7 there is a sequence 9-8-7 formed which is valid for 3 points.

The easy way to remember this is you peg the number of cards in the run. 9-8-7 is a run, so away you go with 3 points. If I play AA and you play A I don't get to say "Hey, wait a second, I already scored the points on that pair". You'd say so what? Now I have AAA and that's 6 points. Same idea here.


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