Free Skull King score keeper that knows the rules
Skull King scoring is where the arguments start: twenty a trick for a made bid, minus ten for every trick off, zero bids worth ten a card, and bonuses for the 14s and every capture. Enter each player's bid, the tricks they took and what they captured, and the sheet scores the round, keeps the totals and tells you how many cards to deal next.
- The console shows how many cards to deal every round, 1 up to 10
- Bids and tricks per player, zero bids included; the Kraken's lost trick is allowed for
- Bonuses counted for you: 14s, mermaids and pirates captured, the Skull King, loot
- Skull King or Rascal's scoring, with the cannonball as a house rule
Skull King, three hands in
Enter each hand on your phone and the sheet adds itself up: running totals, who deals next, and the standings everyone can follow on the match link or a TV. Tap any earlier hand to fix it and every total after it updates.
| # | Jordan | Sam | Riley | Casey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40+40 | 10+10 | 10+10 | 10+10 |
| 2 | 20-20 | 30+20 | 30+20 | 30+20 |
| 3 | 50+30 | 10-20 | 50+20 | 70+40 |
Round 4 of 10 · 4 cards · Dealer: Casey · 10 rounds
How Skull King scoring works
Round one deals one card, round two two, up to ten. Before play everyone bids how many tricks they will take; after the round enter each player's bid and the tricks they took. The console shows how many cards to deal next.
Start from a preset, tweak anything
Official rules, alternate rules, house rules
Everything you can set when you create a game or a tournament. Presets fill these in; you can change any of them.
- Players (2 players, each for themselves · 3 players, each for themselves · 4 players, each for themselves · 5 players, each for themselves · 6 players, each for themselves)
- Rounds
- Scoring (Skull King: 20 a trick bid, -10 a trick off; zero bid: 10 a card dealt, or minus that · Rascal's scoring: 10 a card dealt for an exact bid, half for one off, nothing for more)
- Bonus points (Count them for me: 14s, captures, loot · One bonus box per player · No bonus points)
- Cannonball: a player may go all in (15 a card dealt for an exact bid, else nothing)
- Loot cards: each alliance is worth 20 when both players make their bid
- Bonus points count even on a missed bid
- First dealer (seat number)
Skull King scoring app FAQ
Is there a free Skull King score keeper app?
Yes. Score All keeps Skull King score for free on any phone: bids, tricks, bonuses and running totals for ten rounds, with a live link the table can follow.
How do you score a zero bid in Skull King?
If you bid zero and take no tricks, you score 10 for every card dealt that round, so 70 in round seven. If you take even one trick, you lose that much instead.
Do bonus points count if you miss your bid?
Not in the rulebook: bonuses only count on an exact bid. Some tables count them anyway, and Score All has that as a house rule.
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Skat
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Uno
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Wizard
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Five Crowns
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Golf (card game)
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