Bowling game play
A game of American ten pins consists of ten frames. A player delivers two balls in each of the
first nine frames unless a strike is scored. In the tenth frame, a player delivers three balls only if
a strike or spare is scored. Every frame must be completed by each player bowling in regular
order.
KEEPING SCORE –
Except when a strike is scored, the number of pins knocked down by
the player’s first delivery is to be marked next to the small square in the upper right hand
corner of that frame, and the number of pins knocked down by the player’s second delivery is
to be marked inside the small square. If none of the standing pins are knocked down by the
second delivery in a frame, the score sheet shall be marked with a (-). The count for the two
deliveries in the frame shall be recorded immediately.
STRIKE
– A strike is made when the full setup of ten pins is knocked down with the first
deliver in the frame. It is marked by an (x) in the small square in the upper right-hand corner of
the frame when it was made. The count for one strike is 10 plus the number of pins knocked
down on the player’s next two deliveries.
DOUBLE
– Two consecutive strikes is a double. The count for the first strike is 20 plus the
number of points knocked down with the first delivery following the second strike.
TRIPLE OR TURKEY
– Three successive strikes is a triple or turkey. The count for the first
strike is 30. To bowl the maximum score of 300, the player must bowl 12 strikes in succession.
SPARE
– A spare is made when the second delivery knocked down all the standing pins, and
the score sheet shall be marked with a (/). The count of a spare is 10 plus the pins knocked
down in the following delivery.
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