WE Games Cribbage Board Review: A Board Worth Keeping?
A hardwood cribbage board that folds shut on a piano hinge and stores a deck of cards and nine metal pegs inside. The kind of board a man keeps on the coffee table and pulls out at every family visit.
Yes, the WE Games Wooden Cribbage Board Set is a good gift for an older man who plays cribbage, because everything lives inside the board and it closes with a magnet for travel [1]. Skip it if he has nobody to play with, because cribbage needs a partner [1].
By Andrew Pataleta, GiftX founder · Updated November 3, 2026 · Sources
Specs at a glance
| Material | Solid hardwood, piano style hinge [1] |
| Layout | Continuous 3 track, 120 hole full size board [1] |
| Players | 2 to 3 [1] |
| Closed size | 12 x 3.5 x 1.5 inches [1] |
| Pegs | 9 metal pegs: chrome, brass and black [1] |
| Storage | Grooves inside hold the pegs and a deck of cards [1] |
| Closure | Magnetic [1] |
| Extras | Instructions included [1] |
Pros and cons
- Cards, pegs and board travel as one piece [1]
- Magnet keeps the board shut in a bag [1]
- Metal pegs feel solid and are easy to see [1]
- Engraved scoring with skunk lines and a finish hole [1]
- Three tracks let a third player join [1]
- Also works for scoring dominoes [1]
- WE Games has made traditional games for decades [1]
- Small pegs can be fiddly for stiff fingers
- Narrow folding board, not a big showpiece board for the wall
- Two or three players only [1]
Why a folding board wins
Most cribbage boards in a family drawer are missing a peg or two, and the deck lives somewhere else. This WE Games board stores the deck and all nine pegs inside the folded board, in grooves under the lid [1]. Open it and the game is ready.
The hinge is a piano style strip and the board shuts with a magnet, so it rides in a bag to the lake house or a son's place without spilling [1]. Closed, it is about the size of a paperback held sideways, at 12 by 3.5 inches [1].
Pegging, tracks and the third player
The board is a continuous three track layout with precision drilled holes, a three peg start area, skunk lines and a peg out hole [1]. That is a full size 120 hole game, not a short travel version [1].
Three tracks matter at a family table. A grandson can take the third color and learn by playing, with chrome, brass and black pegs to tell the players apart [1]. The board also keeps score for dominoes, which some older men play just as often [1].
Small pegs and a partner
The pegs are standard size, which means small. A man with arthritis may find them fiddly to pick up and place, and a larger showpiece board with big pegs would suit him better.
Cribbage is also a game for two or three [1]. For a man who lives alone and has no regular partner, the board can end up in a drawer. Pair it with a plan, like a weekly game with a grandchild or a neighbor.
Giving it with a first game
Hand it over with an offer to play the first game right then, or with a note that the grandkids want lessons. A new deck of cards with big print faces is an easy add on.
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FAQ
Is the WE Games cribbage board full size?
Yes. The WE Games Wooden Cribbage Board Set is a continuous three track, 120 hole board with skunk lines and a peg out finish hole, so it plays a full game [1]. It folds to 12 by 3.5 inches, which makes it easy to carry in a bag, but the track is not shortened [1]
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Sources and how we checked
- Amazon.com listing for the WE Games Wooden Cribbage Board Set
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