<p>First of all, there's only one fifteen: the seven and the eight.  That's two points.  (Note that the sixes can't participate in 15s at all)</p>

<p>Next, there are three runs of three: each six in turn, the seven, and the eight.  That's 3*3 = nine points.</p>

<p>Finally, there's the trio of sixes, worth six points (or equivalently, three pairs of sixes).</p>

<p>So the final score for the hand is 2+9+6 = 17 points.</p>

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2013-10-19T02:03:20.773Z
Another way to look at the hand is taking the shortcut that you have a triple run which is worth 15 (as opposed to a double double run which is 16) with a single "fifteen-two" for a total of 17 points.
corsiKa
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@corsiKa: Those shortcuts are important in becoming a better player.
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Steven Stadnicki
<p>Here is a web page that you can use to score any cribbage hand:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bucktheodds.com/cribbage/score" rel="nofollow">http://www.bucktheodds.com/cribbage/score</a></p>

<p>And, here is your specific hand</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bucktheodds.com/cribbage/score?cardsText=6S,6D,6H,7S,8D" rel="nofollow">http://www.bucktheodds.com/cribbage/score?cardsText=6S,6D,6H,7S,8D</a></p>

<p>The page is really cool because it shows a list of all scoring combinations:</p>

<pre><code>Scoring Details
15 Count    7S,8D       2
Pairs       6H,6S,6D    6
Straights   6S,7S,8D    9
            6D,7S,8D    
            6H,7S,8D    
Jack                    0
Flush                   0
Total                   17
</code></pre>

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raider33
<p>We ran into a friendly argument while playing cribbage today and we're stumped as to how to count this hand.  How do you count 3 Sixes, 1 Seven and 1 Eight?</p>

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Cribbage Scoring Difficulties
Andrea
# Cribbage Scoring Difficulties

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-18)

We ran into a friendly argument while playing cribbage today and we're stumped as to how to count this hand. How do you count 3 Sixes, 1 Seven and 1 Eight?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-10-18. Score: 8

First of all, there's only one fifteen: the seven and the eight. That's two points. (Note that the sixes can't participate in 15s at all)

Next, there are three runs of three: each six in turn, the seven, and the eight. That's 3\*3 = nine points.

Finally, there's the trio of sixes, worth six points (or equivalently, three pairs of sixes).

So the final score for the hand is 2+9+6 = 17 points.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Another way to look at the hand is taking the shortcut that you have a triple run which is worth 15 (as opposed to a double double run which is 16) with a single "fifteen-two" for a total of 17 points.  
> **username_3**: @username_2: Those shortcuts are important in becoming a better player.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-12-28. Score: 1

username_3 is a web page that you can use to score any cribbage hand:

<http://www.bucktheodds.com/cribbage/score>

And, username_3 is your specific hand

<http://www.bucktheodds.com/cribbage/score?cardsText=6S,6D,6H,7S,8D>

The page is really cool because it shows a list of all scoring combinations:

```
Scoring Details
15 Count    7S,8D       2
Pairs       6H,6S,6D    6
Straights   6S,7S,8D    9
            6D,7S,8D    
            6H,7S,8D    
Jack                    0
Flush                   0
Total                   17

```


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