Run a Skull King tournament from a phone
Skull King is usually a table game, but two-player games make a tidy bracket: ten rounds, every bid and bonus scored the same way at every table. Score All runs the draw and the winner moves on the moment the tenth round is entered.
- 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
Which format suits a Skull King event
Bracket generator
Type in the names, pick a format, and get a bracket you can print or run live. No account, no watermark on the printout, and no li…
Round robin
Everyone plays everyone. The generator builds the full schedule round by round, so nobody sits out twice in a row and nobody has t…
Double elimination
One loss does not end your day. Losers drop into a second bracket and can play all the way back to the final, which is why serious…
King of the hill
Winner stays on, loser goes to the back of the queue. The format for drop-in nights where people arrive and leave whenever they li…
The parts that usually need a whiteboard
Two players per match
A bracket match has two sides, so tournament games are head to head. Tables of three to eight are scored one game at a time, not as bracket matches.
Same scoring everywhere
Pick Skull King or Rascal's scoring, the bonuses and the number of rounds once for the event. Five rounds makes a quick qualifying game.
Ties
A game level after the last round is a draw, and a drawn match does not advance anyone, so a round robin, which counts draws, suits Skull King best.
Skull King tournament FAQ
Can I run a Skull King tournament?
Yes, as head-to-head games in single or double elimination, a round robin or king of the hill. Each game is scored round by round on a phone.
Can a tournament game have four players?
No. A bracket match has two sides. Four-player games work outside a tournament, one game at a time.
Can I print a bracket?
Yes. The printable bracket generator is free and needs no account.
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