| Score rules are the basic rules in bowling. | | | | they are scored as triple. The score of the |
| They determine who won the game or how they | | | | initial strike is 30. The maximum score that |
| got their scores. There are guidelines that | | | | a player can get is 300. To do this, he needs |
| need to be followed in scoring a bowling | | | | to make 12 strikes consecutively. |
| game. | | | | |
| | | | There is also a spare, which is scored when |
| There are frames that are used in scoring the | | | | the pins that were left standing after the |
| number of pins that were knocked down during | | | | first delivery were knocked down on the |
| the delivery. The frame is shaped in a square | | | | second delivery. Both deliveries should fall |
| with a little square box in the upper right | | | | in the same frame. A spare is then marked |
| corner of the square. When a strike is | | | | with a "/" in the smaller square on the upper |
| scored, no marking or counts are made in the | | | | right corner of the frame. The count for |
| boxes. However, the pins that were knocked | | | | every spare is scored 10 added to the number |
| down on the first delivery are scored in the | | | | of pins knocked down after the next delivery. |
| box next to the small square. The pins | | | | |
| knocked down on the second delivery are | | | | An open frame occurs when a player was unable |
| listed on the smaller box inside the square. | | | | to knock down all of the 10 pins after the |
| | | | two deliveries. A split may happen when the |
| A strike occurs when all 10 pins are knocked | | | | head pin was knocked down but there were |
| down on the first delivery. The square is | | | | lower pins that remained standing creating |
| then marked with the letter "x" on the upper | | | | two separate set of pins. |
| right corner of the box. The score is then | | | | |
| made by counting 10 for the strike and adding | | | | Scoring may be hard to understand especially |
| it to the number of pins knocked down on the | | | | if the player is a beginner. It would be |
| next two deliveries. | | | | easier for him to enjoy the game first before |
| | | | understanding the scoring guidelines. After |
| Two strikes made consecutively are scored as | | | | frequent visits to the bowling lanes, he will |
| a "double". The score for the first strike is | | | | eventually learn to understand the scoring |
| then 20 and the number of pins knocked down | | | | rules of bowling. |
| on the first delivery before the second | | | | |
| strike. Strikes that are made on three | | | | For bowling techniques or bowling information |
| successive attempts are called a "turkey" and | | | | visit The Bowling Coach. |