Editing Cribbage (section)

===Match===
A match (much like tennis) consists of more than one game, often an odd number. The match points are scored on the cribbage board using the holes reserved for match points. On a spiral board, these are often at the bottom of the board in a line with 5 or 7 holes. On a conventional board, they are often in the middle of the board or at the top or bottom.

In a two-player game of cribbage, a player scores one match point for winning a game. Their opponent will start as dealer in the next game. If a player [[Lourche|lurches]] (British) or skunks (US) their opponent (reaches 121 points before their opponent scores 91 points), that player wins two match points for that game. If a player double skunks their opponent (reaches 121 points before their opponent reaches 61), they score three or four match points for the game, depending on local convention.<ref name="doubleskunk">{{cite web
|url= http://cribbagecorner.com/cribbage-rules-winning
|title= Cribbage rules – winning the game
|access-date= 2015-02-23
|author= Cribbage Corner
|archive-date= 2010-04-30
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100430013000/http://cribbagecorner.com/cribbage-rules-winning
|url-status= live
}}</ref> If a player triple skunks their opponent (reaches 121 points before their opponent reaches 31 points), they automatically win the match. Double and triple skunks are not included in the official rules of cribbage play and are optional. There are several different formats for scoring match points.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Match point scoring
! rowspan=2|Scoring Variation !! colspan=4|Points for ...
|-
! Normal win !! Skunking<br>opponent !! Double skunking<br>opponent !! Triple skunking<br>opponent
|-
| Official Tournament rules (American Cribbage Congress)|| 2 points || 3 points || ''Inapplicable'' || ''Inapplicable''
|-
| Long Match scoring|| 3 points || 4 points || ''Inapplicable'' || ''Inapplicable''
|-
| Free play rules|| 1 point || 2 points || 3 or 4 points || ''Inapplicable''
|-
| Free play rules with triple skunk || 1 point || 2 points || 4 points || Immediate match win
|}