Wiki Cribbage is now a Secure Web Site

I recently upgraded my domain (wesleysteiner.com) to be a secure web site to comply with current trends online even though I never ask for or save any of your personal information.

Unfortunately this can cause an issue in some browsers where the game won't start if you have bookmarked the old (non-secure) web site. You should save a new bookmark or edit your bookmark URL to start with https://... instead of http://...

If the game doesn't start up for you try this link instead:

https://wesleysteiner.com/qck/crb/qckcrb.html

The above URL is the official link for Wiki Cribbage.

You can now Play Offline

Now you can enjoy Wiki Cribbage even without an Internet connection.

To play a game while offline just visit the game page at least once while connected to the Internet on your device. You might also want to consider bookmarking the game to make it easy to get back to later.

Remember to repeat the above steps on each device (laptop, tablet, smart phone etc.) you want to use offline.

Not only does this allow for offline play it also speeds up game loading in general (even when online) since all of the resources (except for ads) are stored locally on your device.

Consolidated Game Play

Wiki Cribbage is now consolidated into a single web page.

Previous versions required that you switch to a "menu" page to view the instructions then switch back to the game page to continue, albeit with a new hand. No need for that anymore. Now the game you are playing, the instructions and information are all available on the same web page. Just scroll down at anytime to review the information then scroll back up to continue the hand in play.

This change greatly simplifies and improves the game flow and simplifying is what I'm all about.

"Quick Cribbage" is now "Wiki Cribbage"

In case you hadn't noticed I recently re-branded "Quick Cribbage" (for the web) as "Wiki Cribbage". I did this primarily to distinguish it from my Windows version of "Quick Cribbage" and to reflect the web based nature of this new version.

Not to worry, it's the same game under-the-hood, same links and web locations as before just the name has changed.

This brand name change seemed like a natural evolution for my series of card games since "wikiwiki" is the Hawaiian term for fast or quick, all of my games are based on the descriptions found on Wikipedia and "wiki" is a familiar Internet term.

Enjoy and keep your comments coming.

Full Screen Crib Board

I'm excited to announce a new release today (2016.15) that now draws a crib-board that will fill the entire height of your screen taking full advantage of your device resolution.

This improvement is especially noticeable on newer devices with high resolution retina style displays. The higher your resolution the better the board will look.

Enjoy!

Saved Scores

Just released an update (2016.14) that now saves your scores so you can continue a game at a later time (on the same device).

Saving your score is automatic, you don't have to press any buttons. Your scores are saved locally on your device (nothing is saved to the "cloud") and restored when you revisit the game later or when you select refresh in your browser (use this trick to deal a new hand if you don't like the cards you were dealt).

Note that your scores are only saved after you complete a hand (when both player's hands and the crib have been counted). If you stop the game or close the web page before completing a hand your saved scores will not be updated.

You are a Winner

This release (2016.12) fixes a couple of issues when a player wins a game. Now when a player reaches 121 points they / you will announce "... I WIN!"

After that any tap on the table area will ask if you want to close the game. If you respond Yes or Okay then you will be taken to the menu page where you can start a new game. You can respond No or Cancel if you want to spend a little more time reviewing the cards on the table.

It's a small fix for now but an important one for later.