BOARDBOUT

📊 Score Tracker

Log each round’s scores and get an instant, properly-ranked standings table — no more losing track of the running total halfway through a long game.

Why ranking ties properly matters

Adding up scores by hand is easy to get wrong once a game runs long, and ranking a tie incorrectly is an easy way to start an argument at the table. Standard competition ranking — where tied players share a rank and the next rank accounts for how many people are tied above — is the fairest, least ambiguous way to present a final table.

Enter players once at the start of the session, then add each round as it finishes. The total and ranking update from the same numbers every time, so there’s nothing to recompute by hand.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are ties handled?

With standard competition ranking: two players tied for the top total both get rank 1, and the next player down gets rank 3, not rank 2 — because two people are already ahead of them. It's the same system used in most real scored competitions, and it avoids the awkwardness of arbitrarily breaking a genuine tie.

Can scores be negative?

Yes — enter any number, including negative round scores (common in trick-taking and some card games where you lose points for certain outcomes). The running total simply adds whatever you enter each round.

Does the order I enter rounds matter?

No — the final total and ranking only depend on the sum of every round, not the order you type them in. Feel free to add rounds as the game goes rather than waiting until the end.

What if a player sits out a round?

Enter 0 for that player in that round's line so every round has one score per player. A 0 doesn't change their total, so it's a safe way to represent a skipped or forfeited round.

A scorekeeping aid for family and social games — not a betting or wagering tool.