With the kitchen table cleared, the policeman broke out a
cribbage board and a new deck of cards.
Under the south facade, two vertical columns of
cribbage work were sunk to hard moraine while the fort above was supported by giant needle beams on hydraulic jacks.
They don't crawl, slither, or swim, but these lizard, snake, and whale shapes still serve a purpose: they're unlikely, oversize
cribbage boards.
From a collector's point of view, the interesting thing about
cribbage is the way the scores are kept using pegs, or spilikins, on a board with lines of holes known as 'streets'.
Slots for the event filled up days before the event, leaving many
cribbage players pining for a spot in the tournament.
How that happened: Her father, who is also an excellent player, taught her
cribbage 2 1/2 years ago.
Mr Plumley, who died aged 95 in 1971, saved photos of fellow explorers, postcards, a dog collar, a
cribbage board and a fork stamped "Discovery 1901".
The collection of items, including leather collars from sled-dogs, playing cards and a
cribbage board, is being sold by the grandson of Frank Plumley, the expedition blacksmith and wheelwright.
Top of my list of favourites has to be RiverBoat Solitaire and
Cribbage from VCI Software.
Memorablc entries have included a floating submarine sandwich, a
cribbage board with appended outriggers, and a saltdough Noah's ark that ended up a soggy mess at the bottom of the pool.
How many holes are there on a classic
cribbage board?
ANSWERS: 1 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey; 2 Frederick Forsyth; 3 Malaysia; 4
Cribbage; 5 Black, red and gold; 6 Gilbert and Sullivan; 7 Nigel Mansell; 8 Believe; 9 Journalist; 10 Chicago.