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Why does the nondealer try to discard balking cards into the crib?
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cribbage
Modern 120-hole cribbage board.
In the card game of cribbage, the nondealer discards "balking" cards into the crib because the crib scores exclusively for the dealer.1
By choosing cards that are least likely to create scoring combinations, the nondealer aims to minimize the number of points the dealer can accumulate from the crib during the showing phase of the game.1