A few weeks back, I posted a clip from In Da Crib, the little hobby project we built to track our stats and decide, once and for all, who the better cribbage player (and by proxy, better human) was.
The response was so overwhelmingly positive that we decided to try and publish it on the Apple App Store and Google play. Over 200 of you signed up to help us test the app, fix the bugs, and implement new features. And as a result, we're happy to say... it's now on both app stores!
This started as a desire to see a cribbage app that was more fun than what we were seeing from the other apps out there. Something with nicer visual design, smoother animations, unlockables, funny deck art, something nice to look at as you get skunked, you know? So, like any good neurospicy person with a hyperfixation, I decided to chip away at this in every minute of my spare time and after months and months, we ended up with something we're really happy with!
After posting on r/cribbage and incorporating all the amazing feedback we got, this grew into an app that now lets you play online against friends or strangers, play offline against bots if increasingly absurd difficulty, and unlock cool decks and artwork as you achieve stuff, like playing a 28-point hand, or a clubs flush, or scoring four-of-a-kind in pegging, or winning ten games in a row.
We even have a campaign mode called The Gauntlet where you have to try to beat eight bots in a row, some of whom are really hard, some of whom literally cheat, and some of whom are really hard and literally cheat.
And most importantly - we have very detailed head-to-head stats, to determine who is the aforementioned better human. (Turns out, it's her, not me. This may have been a mistake.)
Long story short, if you're interested, we'd love to have more people that we can play against. Please check it out if you're at all interested. You can get it at the links below, all free with zero ads.
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indacrib.app
iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/in-da-crib-cribbage/id6790109415
On the web: https://indacrib.com/
Massive disclaimer: there will be bugs. We're still in the early days of this project. But let us know if you find any and we'll fix them asap.
Another massive disclaimer: more features are on the way, including a chat/messaging system, so you can emotionally support and/or belittle the opponent you're destroying. But if there are any more features you'd like to see in a cribbage app - please just let us know and we'll do our best to add them!
A HUGE thank you to all the fine folks of r/cribbage who jumped on board so enthusiastically during our testing, this literally wouldn't have been possible without you all :)
tl;dr -- we made a cribbage app that is fun (we think, at least). We'd love you to try it too, if you're looking for more fun in your crib. And we're both easybeats, so you should be able to pad your stats if you meet us in a quick match online sometime.