“Derb—Just a friendly FYI: Cribbage was–and still is–the game of choice
among US nuclear submarine officers. I’m sure there’s a book that could be
written about the importance of cribbage to the morale and camaraderie of
these men during the Cold War (& beyond). It’s ideally suited for the
officer’s underway schedule: the officer of the deck (OOD) and engineering
officer of the watch (EOOW) often relax after six hours of hunting Russian,
Iranian, and North Korean subs by enjoying the fellowship of ‘the board.’
I’m quite sure that this is true in the Royal Navy as well.
“ps: I’m referring, of course (!), to the hunter-killer attack subs, not
those ‘floating hotels’ (aka ‘boomers’ or ballistic missile subs).”