Last updated on December 14th, 2025 at 04:19 pm
Cross Cribbage – Card Game Review
Cross Cribbage is a Card/Strategy game from Mitchell May, first launched in 18th November 2020.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 592+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Cross Cribbage Stand Out
Cribbage meets strategy board game.
Cross Cribbage transforms classic cribbage into a fresh, tactical experience played on a 5×5 grid. Instead of scoring traditional pegging hands, players take turns placing cards to build cribbage “hands” across rows and columns. One player scores the rows, the other scores the columns.
Every placement matters. You’re building your own scoring opportunities while blocking your opponent’s best plays. It feels familiar, yet completely new—a blend of cribbage, strategy, and puzzle-solving.
How It Works
• Each turn, you place a card from your hand onto an empty space
• The board fills into 25 cards total, forming cribbage hands in all rows and columns
• One player controls scoring for all horizontal hands, the other for all vertical hands
• If a player is the dealer for the round, they also score the shaded diagonal crib hand
• Standard cribbage scoring applies: 15s, pairs, runs, and flushes
• When the board is full, all hands are scored
What Makes It Unique
• Strategic card placement – every move affects multiple hands
• Think ahead on offense and defense
• A blend of cribbage, spatial strategy, and light puzzle play
• Quick to learn, endlessly replayable
Game Modes
• Play Online – Invite a friend or play someone new
• Local Pass & Play – Share a device with someone nearby
• Single Player – Challenge the computer with multiple difficulty levels
Features
• Beautiful wood-themed board and classic playing cards
• Smart scoring visuals and hand breakdowns
• Interactive tutorial to learn how to play
• Works great on phones and tablets
Win Conditions
The game ends when a player reaches 121 points—or if both exceed 121 in the same round, the higher score wins.
Cross Cribbage is easy to learn if you already know cribbage, and a fun way to discover cribbage if you’ve never played before. Perfect for fans of cribbage, card strategy games, puzzles, or cerebral two-player challenges.
Download now and play cribbage like you’ve never played it before!
This Card game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Cross Cribbage is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 1st December 2025
Recent improvements include:
Minor bugfixes
Download & Availability
Cross Cribbage is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Cross Cribbage on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This is a fun and challenging alternative to traditional cribbage. We would love to see the following updates to the new app: 1. Score updates after each card is played, rather than at the end of a round. 2. Option to bypass the end of round scoring summary – just take us to the next round. 3. Double-tap to auto place a card (no confirmation) 4. Delete a resumable game 5. Option to enlarge card number size.
Liked it much better before the latest update. Slower now and occasional glitches when starting a new game.
Had issues with the app crashing. Tech support reached out and issue was addressed right away. Havent had any crashing since! Top notch game and very enjoyable.
We really enjoy this app and play the real version on a cross crib board we have at home. We are pretty good but not professional and wish this game had a harder setting we have never lost. We also wish there was a setting where the player could score their own hand. This could make it a bit more challenging too. Fun game though.
This is A great twist on regular cribbage! Super challenging, Fast paced & fun! This is a GREAT game to keep your mind sharp, Im sure! Cheers.
Cards are definitely not random which leads to a lot of frustration.
Never played this type of crib before. Love it.
Love the game, it is addictive. Just Wish the 2 player game was setup where it would use your iCloud storage like HandandFoot game is where you can play a friend and be notified when he plays. But it is still one of the best games we have come across.
Easy to. At h on to and nice alternative to the original game.
Constantly getting booted from online gameplay with no way to re-enter a game. One youre disconnected, youre both done. Game Over. Makes playing with friends online horrible. We tried multiple times and had zero luck completing a game. Dont waste your time with this app.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 6.0.4
- Size: 63.87 MB
- iOS: 15.6 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Mitchell May
Last updated: 1st December 2025 | Genre: Card, Strategy | Developer: Mitchell May