How to Play Hola

The card game "Hola" enjoys pockets of popularity in cities with significant Slavic populations such as Winnipeg, Canada. The game uses a standard deck and may be played by 2 players or 4 players working as partners.

You can learn how to play Hola with these rules.

Tricky Cribbage Hand to Score

QUESTION

I think this hand is 32 points – 4,5,6,6,   5 cut

4,5,6=15-2

4,5,6= 15-4

4, 5, 6=15-6

4,5,6=15-8

Double run – 4566=8 for 16

Double run – 4556=8 for 24

Double run-455 with the other 6=32 

Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

ANSWER

I believe the hand is scored as follows:

4,5,6=15-2

4,5,6= 15-4

4, 5, 6=15-6

4,5,6=15-8

Double Double run – 45566=16 for 24

The scoring for a Double Double run (3 cards consecutive with two pairs) breaks down as follows:

456 for 3

456 for 6

456 for 9

456 for 12

55 pair for 14

66 pair for 16

Aces Always Low in Cribbage

Cribbage Rules Clarification: In cribbage, aces are always low. That means you can't make high card runs with an ace. For example, the run queen-king-ace is not allowed.