Skull King docs

Scoring quick reference

Part 1 — Main score

BidTricks wonFormulaExample
≥1Exact+20 × bidBid 3, win 3 → +60
≥1Miss−10 × |bid − won|Bid 2, win 4 → −20
00+10 × hand sizeRound 7, n=7 → +70
0≥1−10 × hand sizeRound 9, n=9, win 2 → −90

Part 2 — Bonuses (only if bid exact)

BonusPointsArtifact
14 (standard suit)+10FourteenBonus
14 (black)+20FourteenBonus
Pirate captures Mermaid+20 eachCharacterCapture
Skull King captures Pirate+30 eachCharacterCapture
Mermaid captures Skull King+40CharacterCapture
Loot alliance (each ally)+20Loot
Rascal wager (made bid)+wagerPirateAbilities
Rascal wager (missed)forfeitedPirateAbilities

Worked examples

Example A — Exact bid

  • Hand size: 5
  • Bid: 4, Won: 4
  • Main: +80 (20 × 4)
  • Bonuses: none
  • Round total: +80

Example B — Missed bid

  • Hand size: 6
  • Bid: 3, Won: 5
  • Off by 2 → Main: −20
  • Bonuses: forfeited (even if you captured a 14)
  • Round total: −20

Example C — Zero bid success

  • Hand size: 8
  • Bid: 0, Won: 0
  • Main: +80 (10 × 8)

Example D — Zero bid fail

  • Hand size: 10
  • Bid: 0, Won: 1
  • Main: −100 (10 × 10)

Example E — Exact bid + bonuses

  • Bid: 2, Won: 2 → Main: +40
  • Won trick with black 14 → +20
  • Mermaid took Skull King → +40
  • Round total: +100

Example F — Rascal wager

  • Bid: 3, Won: 3, wager 20 → Main: +60, Rascal +20+80
  • Bid: 3, Won: 4, wager 20 → Main: −10, bonuses forfeited−10

Voyage total

Sum round totals. Highest wins; ties = shared victory.