GameColony Inc. Announces a 5-Card Cribbage Variation

January 05, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
GameColony.com, Inc. has announced today the newest game addition to its existing and very popular cribbage game - a 5-card cribbage variation. Just like other online games at GameColony.com, cribbage can be played for free or for real money prizes.

Camecolony.com's main cribbage variation – 6-card cribbage, similar to online Poker, has already proved very popular with online players and is a favorite for tournament play.

Cribbage is mainly a 2-player card game played with a standard 52-card deck. 5-card cribbage is an earlier version of the game that has been surpassed in popularity by a modern 6-card cribbage. In United Kingdom, however, a 5-card cribbage version is very popular in pubs and competitions.

The Company spokesman commented, "Cribbage is a very interesting and engaging game for all card players. With a relatively simple set of rules, cribbage requires such skills as strategy and accurate calculation of card combinations and points. Winning in cribbage requires continuous focus and concentration till the very end of this excellent game."

From a strategy standpoint, a 5-card cribbage variation differs from the 6-card variation: a 5-card cribbage is a faster game where a crib is worth more and the practical value of various card combinations becomes different.

Together with the 6-card cribbage, a 5-card cribbage is very popular with amateur and professional card players alike.

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About Gamecolony.com

GameColony has replicated the real-world tournament-playing environment and created an online community where users from all over the world can compete with each other to win cash prizes. Since launch in 1999, the company expanded its operation dramatically with new game offerings and has already awarded over $1,000,000 in prize money to players.

18 real-time games of skill are currently available at GameColony.com: Gin Rummy, Backgammon, Cribbage, Dominoes, Canasta, Pool, Solitaire, FreeCell, Rush 21, Poker-Rush, Pharaoh Treasure, Mahjong, Darts, Chess, etc. Players enter online competitions by contributing entry fees. The winner collects a cash prize based on the percentage of the resulting tournament prize-pot.

GameColony.com tournaments are designed as interactive online entertainment for adults and are restricted to individuals of legal age in their respective jurisdiction. Players must also meet location eligibility criteria in order to participate. As outlined in Company Terms & Conditions, skill-based games with cash prizes are legal in 39 specified U.S. states and in most of Europe and Asia. GameColony.com games do not constitute gambling because they involve skill, as opposed to chance, and the company also keeps players from getting in over their heads financially by limiting their potential monthly losses.

For more information on GameColony.com, visit the web site at: www.gamecolony.com .