Costly Colours
Costly Colours, sometimes just called Costly, is an historical English card game for two players and a "fascinating relative of cribbage". The game "requires a moderate amount of skill in playing, and is well adapted to teach quickness in counting". It has more combinations than cribbage and retains the original scoring system for points, but does not use a 'crib'. In the 19th century it was described as "peculiar to Shropshire."
| "Fascinating relative of Cribbage" | |
The Knave of Hearts from a 17th century English deck of cards. Any Knave turned as trumps becomes the Right Knave and scores "four for his heels". | |
| Origin | England |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Costly |
| Type | matching game |
| Players | 2 |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | English pattern, French-suited |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 – 2 |
| Play | Alternate |
| Playing time | 15-30 min. |
| Related games | |
| Cribbage • Noddy | |
| includes suit and colour combinations, no crib, 3 cards dealt to each player | |
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