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Skull King Score Sheet
Skull King is a bidding game where a single round can swing from plus 90 to minus 90, and the zero-bid value changes every round. Enter each player's score, the sheet tells you what a zero bid is worth this round, keeps the totals through all ten, and names the captain at the end.
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After every round, each player compares the tricks they won with the tricks they bid.
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Bid one or more and hit it exactly | 20 per trick bid |
| Bid one or more and missed | −10 per trick off |
| Bid zero and took no tricks | 10 × the round number |
| Bid zero and took any trick | −10 × the round number |
| Each standard 14 captured | +10 bonus |
| Black 14 (Jolly Roger) captured | +20 bonus |
| Mermaid captured by a pirate | +20 bonus |
| Pirate captured by the Skull King | +30 bonus |
| Skull King captured by a mermaid | +40 bonus |
Bonus points only count if you made your bid exactly.
How Skull King scoring works
Skull King lasts ten rounds, and in each round every player is dealt as many cards as the round number: one card in round one, ten in round ten. Before playing, everyone bids how many tricks they will win. Hit your bid exactly and you score 20 points for every trick you bid, plus any capture bonuses. Miss, whether over or under, and you lose 10 points for every trick you were off. Bidding zero is a special gamble worth 10 points times the round number, so a zero bid in round eight is worth 80 if you avoid every trick and costs 80 if you take even one. That is why scores in the last few rounds swing so violently, and why minus totals are completely normal on this sheet.
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Skull King scoring: common questions
Make your bid exactly and score 20 per trick bid, plus bonuses. Miss it and lose 10 for every trick you were off. A zero bid scores 10 times the round number if you take no tricks, and loses the same if you take any.
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