Cats domesticate the ancient Egyptians. Although no one can pinpoint the time exactly, we know that the cat was domesticated in Egypt, probably around 2000 B.C., and that most modern cats are descendants of the cats of ancient Egypt. One reason it is difficult to say precisely when domestication occurred is that the ancient Egyptians did not distinguish between wild and tame cats in their descriptions of them. There was one word for cat-and that was miu or mii, meaning âhe or she who mews.â
A narrow (bridge) size playing card is 2.25 inches wide by 3.5 inches tall. So the total difference between the narrow (bridge) size and wide (poker) size playing cards is .25 inches in width only. This equates to about 10 percent of the total card width. This does not sound like much, but to some people it is very important.
In addition to a cribbage board and pegs for scoring, a standard 52-card deck is needed. The king is high, and the ace is low. Players begin the game by cutting one card from a shuffled deck. If players cut cards of the same rank, they draw again. The player with the lower card deals the first hand and deals alternate hands after that. Six cards are dealt face down, and the opponent is dealt to first. The crib is used by the dealer, but the dealer cannot see or play it until after hands have been played. The player not dealing cuts the pack, and the dealer turns over the top card of the lower pack. If it is a jack, the dealer gets two points. Players then alternate laying a card from their hand on the table face-up, starting with the player not dealing.