He made his own decks of markedĬards and sent them to all the places where he played so that he always knew what his opponents were holding Himself to refine his technique and further guaranteed his success by cheating. John Aubrey's Brief Lives, written in the 17th century, Suckling had a habit of playing cards with Relatively short life, he developed a reputation as a gamester, a master at cards and bowling. The person credited with the invention of Cribbage was Sir John Suckling (1609-1642), an English soldier,Ĭourtier, poet, and playwright (Parlett, The Penguin Book 423). To establish it in its current form is uncertain. In thisĬase, we do have the name of an inventor, although whether he really developed it by himself or just helped Was first played and even more difficult to say who invented it. It's often difficult to tell exactly where a game Their origins are obscure and theories are contradictory. One of the difficulties with talking about the origins of games is that (especially with the oldest games),
