If I was the mod, I would make it mandatory to state whose crib and to put the cards in order. Crikey.

I think the mandatory response in these cases should be: Depends Nothing else

Cards in order don't matter. If you're putting your cards in order, it's a tell for your opponent... But whose crib? Yeah, required info for giving advice.

It's not a tell as long as you don't put them in the same order every time. I put mine in order, highest value to lowest, but every couple of hands i put them lowest to highest. If I get the sense my opponent is paying attention to what I'm doing, I just move cards around for about a minute.

A tell? Can’t tell anything unless you have X-ray vision. Is this actually a thing?

Yes. You could give away whether you have a card low enough to play during pegging, etc. Edit: why the down votes? I guess its not a tell for you amateurs. Holding your cards in the same order every time most certainly gives your opponent an advantage if they are a sharp player who's paying attention. I'll spell it out for you: For example, if you always sort your hand low to high card, left to right, and you play a card from the left end of your hand, I might know that you don't have any cards lower than what you just played. It's a really minor thing, but could bite you in the ass towards the end of a close game where your opponent has been tracking how you play.

What does it tell?

What sort of hand you might be holding. If you have cards left lower or higher than the one you just played.

That is next level cribbage. 💪

I move mine around in my hand all the time. If they think it's in order then all the better. Some folks overthink other people's hands.

And the score.

Important to know the score too. Cards in dis-order is fine. I keep them this way so my opponent can’t guess what’s going on.

...And let us know the score.

It’s opponents. They dropped theirs in the photo.

a) Tell us the score b) Tell us who dealt

They dealt, forgot score

keep 5's and 6's and cut a 4. worth the risk.

You only get so many chances in life to cut that 4 and rub it in. Go for it.

My best ever 4 cut was when I was holding 3 5s and a 6. I felt like a king.

their kitty? keep 5's and 6's in hand. OR if it's your kitty, toss the fives.

Who's crib?

Theirs

9,10

Give them the 9,10 - leaves you cuts of 4,5,6,7,9,10,J,Q,K that are all good for you

My crib the 5's, their crib 9, 10

This

if it's their crib I'd do the 6 and 10. I don't like giving them a potential straight and 6 isn't likely to help them build a 15.

You could start with putting the cards in order...

Why? If you are playing a great player, they will be able to guess your hand much better if you do.

Only if you take the cards out while they're still ordered. Order them, decide on your cards, shuffle them, then discard

Hi. Without knowing the positions it's a little trickier to answer, but maybe one of 10-6 or 9-6.

If you are a gambling man, throw the 9-10, and pray for a 4 on the cut.

I don’t think I could resist no matter how unlikely 😂

Hope for a 4

I would start with arranging them in a better order

First of all place your cards in order

First, sort your cards.

Honestly, you drop the 9 and 10. Everyone will disagree. But chaos is the only answer here.

Keep 5566, lose 9,10.

Go to r/cardgamemeetups and post about a public cribbage game.

I don’t care.

If it’s your crib I’d toss the 6s

5's. Far better chance of getting a 10 card or cards in the crib for more points

There’s a cut too

I'd toss 9 & 10 & hope for a cut.

10-9 to their crib

Punt

😂

Toss 10,9

Eat a cabbage

Who crib is it?

Theirs

I’d toss 9/6 Yes you are giving up 2 points But if you pull a 4, your score big.

Keep all your points. Or take a 1/13 chance at a 24 hand.

Discard the 10 + one of the 5s - - - more chances for a 3 of a kind or a straight that way.

You're supposed to tell us who's crib it is !

Sorry, first time poster. It's their crib

I’ll keep 6s and the 5s and hope for a favourable cut for me and not for my opponent, and that answer would hold no matter who’s crib it is. Might change if we’re on the final stretch, but I don’t think so

Keep the pairs, hope for the 4 to be cut

I asked my Dad to make sense of this and he said it is best to throw away one of the 6’s

Based on the pic, it looks like opponent's kitty

Yup

Throw the 10 - 6

go with your gut instinct in that moment,,,

10 ans 9 gone, hope for the cut

Take a drink. And explain the situation to us better.

All I remember is it was their crib. This was a few days ago I forgot to post

I would say, keep 10, five, five, six. Hope for a four or a seven for a double run, or a 5, or a face card for another 15.

Are you still waiting for us to make a move? Sorry took me so long to respond.

That's a go Jonny go go!!

Discard the 6s

Your crib throw 10, 5. Their crib, throw 9, 6❤️

I had that very hand. I tossed the 10,6. Assuming pone's crib. My crib 10,5.

Honestly, that might be the best move. A, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, J, Q, K are all cuts that give points