What is a double skunk in cribbage?

In cribbage, you skunk an opponent when you peg out at 121 before they reach 91 points, and the win counts double. A double skunk is rarer and meaner. The loser never even reaches 61, and most house rules score it as three games won in one.

Do I need to know cribbage to play Double Skunk?

No. The tutorial teaches you cribbage from the ground up, walking you through a few full hands before any powerups, pegs, or consumables show up. The scoring is standard cribbage (pegging, the show, his heels), so everything you learn is the classic game. And if you already know cribbage, you are already home.

Is there a free Double Skunk demo?

Yes. The free demo is on Steam now for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It has the first five rivals of the Long Tally campaign, 24 of the full game's powerups, every consumable, and the weekly online challenge. Your save carries straight into the full game.

What platform is Double Skunk on?

Double Skunk is on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The free demo is out now, and the full game releases on November 4, 2026. Wishlist it so Steam tells you the moment it lands.

Double Skunk — a cribbage roguelite

A cribbage roguelite · free demo out now · full game November 4, 2026

Play real cribbage hands, then break the game wide open. Stack scoring powerups, draw run-defining pegs, and spend one-shot consumables to out-peg a parlor full of opponents.

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It's the cribbage you know. The house rules are new.

Real cribbage, real hands

Pegging, the show, his heels, the lot. If you know the game, you're already home.

57 powerups, stacked your way

Build a scoring engine that bends every hand in your favor.

A campaign with character

Fight your way across the circuit's tables and the Keepers who run them.

6 languages

Play it in your language.

The coach and every opponent are fully voiced in each one, not just subtitled.

In motion

See it played.

The trailer and every still below are straight from the current build.

Fifteen Bell's fox rings a brass bell beside the show ledger as a hand of four fives counts to 32 points, with Big Brenda across the Parlor board. — Fifteen Bell pays off. The fox rings it in for 32.

The hook

Three ways to bend the deck.

Standard cribbage scoring, then a roguelite layer stacked on top of it.

PowerUps

Passive perks you slot into your loadout. They permanently bend the scoring rules in your favor and fire automatically, every hand.

The Nob's Cut — +1 point for nobs in your show.
Heartbeat — +5 points on the first show of each board.

57 to find, drop, and buy

Pegs

Two run-defining picks before each campaign. Each rewrites a rule or a starting condition, not just a score.

Honest — start seven holes up the board.
Eager — +2 peg movement on every Go.
Spy — see the opponent's crib before the cut.

Picked two at a time

Consumables

One-shot A–K cards you stash and play into the pegging count. Each plays at its rank's value, plus a kicker, then it's spent.

Five — play as 5, advance your peg 5.
Queen — play as 10, +6 for every face card in the pile.

Two slots, expandable

The name

What's a double skunk?

It's a real cribbage term, and it's the meanest thing that can happen on a board.

What is a double skunk in cribbage?: In cribbage, you skunk an opponent when you peg out at 121 before they reach 91 points, and the win counts double. A double skunk is rarer and meaner. The loser never even reaches 61, and most house rules score it as three games won in one.
Do I need to know cribbage to play Double Skunk?: No. The tutorial teaches you cribbage from the ground up, walking you through a few full hands before any powerups, pegs, or consumables show up. The scoring is standard cribbage (pegging, the show, his heels), so everything you learn is the classic game. And if you already know cribbage, you are already home. Or learn cribbage on the web first.
Is there a free Double Skunk demo?: Yes. The free demo is on Steam now for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It has the first five rivals of the Long Tally campaign, 24 of the full game's powerups, every consumable, and the weekly online challenge. Your save carries straight into the full game.
What platform is Double Skunk on?: Double Skunk is on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The free demo is out now, and the full game releases on November 4, 2026. Wishlist it so Steam tells you the moment it lands.

That felt like the right name for a roguelite. Every run at the parlor table asks the same question. Do you play it safe, or stack your powerups and go for the double skunk?

The collection