I made second place when I scored around 350 pts. But I've had some wild luck, I'm in the 400's which I never saw as likely..... and I'm still in second place. Cribbage is predominantly luck (it acknowledges this in BGA's descriptor), but I'm puzzled that while I made it from 9th to 7th place by gaining nine points, and then 7th to 5th and 5th to 3rd place by successive nine point wins, once I achieved second place.... it's been over fifty points since then, and no change in the placement.
I ask this not from sour grapes... I enjoy a good game first and foremost; is it possible that someone is manipulating the game? Two different friends who play Cribbage with me have independently suggested that it may be that there is someone throwing games for the first place player to achieve an insurmountable lead. As laughable as that would be (better to lose with honour than to succeed by fraud), is there a way to check how many points the first place holder has?
Before there are responses to this that suggest that I'm not thinking about fair play, I am. It's why I am asking the question. I am not saying that this i the case at all. But I am asking if this kind of thing is possible.
I ask this not from sour grapes... I enjoy a good game first and foremost; is it possible that someone is manipulating the game? Two different friends who play Cribbage with me have independently suggested that it may be that there is someone throwing games for the first place player to achieve an insurmountable lead. As laughable as that would be (better to lose with honour than to succeed by fraud), is there a way to check how many points the first place holder has?
Before there are responses to this that suggest that I'm not thinking about fair play, I am. It's why I am asking the question. I am not saying that this i the case at all. But I am asking if this kind of thing is possible.