Type each game's spread and the card adds game points, games won and net spread, or print it blank.
Cribbage Tournament Score Sheet
Player's card: 9 games
Games
Type names and scores in the boxes. Totals add up as you type.
Player's card: 9 games: a column for each player. Totals fill in as scores are typed.
Player 1
Game 1Won by 31 or more: 3. Won by less: 2. Lost: 0.
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Game 9
Game points
Games won
Plus spread
Minus spread
Net spreadCan be below zero
Type a score and the totals fill in.
Scoring key
Win by 30 or fewer 2
The winner scores 2 game points and writes the margin as plus spread.
Skunk: a win by 31 or more 3
The loser finished on 90 or less. The winner scores 3 game points, not 2.
Loss 0
No game points. The loser writes the same margin as minus spread. On paper a loss may be written 0, X, / or a dash.
Spread: the margin of one game
121 less the loser's score. On paper a margin of one digit gets a zero in front: 07.
Forfeited game 2 and +10
A game the opponent forfeits, by coming back late from the lunch break for one, is recorded as a win by 10.
Ink: blue or black
Players fill in a tournament card in blue or black ink. Other colors are kept for the officials who correct a card.
Ties, in this order
Game points, then games won, then net spread, then plus points. After that the game the two players played against each other, then a one-game playoff.
How each row scores
Game
Won by 31 or more: 3. Won by less: 2. Lost: 0.
Net spread
Can be below zero
Names and scores stay in this browser. New game clears the scores.
Cribbage tournament gameOne line for each game of the qualifying round. Opp. seat is the seat number of the player across the board. The winner types the margin under Won by and the loser types the same number under Lost by. The line then scores 2 game points for a win, 3 for a win by 31 or more and 0 for a loss.
Game points: 2 a win, 3 a skunkEvery game of the card added together. It is the first figure a tournament ranks players by.
Games won on this cardThe number of lines with a margin under Won by. It breaks a tie on game points: four plain wins beat two skunks and a win.
Plus spread: every Won by addedThe margins of the games won, added together. Plus points are the third tie-break.
Minus spread: every Lost by addedThe margins of the games lost, added together.
Net spread: plus less minusPlus spread less minus spread. A player who lost by more than they won by has a net spread below zero.
Show all 20 lines (14 more)
Director's standings 4
Standings: game pointsThe game points total copied from the player's card. Players are ranked on it first.
Standings: games wonThe games won copied from the card: the first tie-break.
Standings: net spreadThe net spread copied from the card, with a minus sign where it is below zero: the second tie-break.
Standings: plus pointsThe plus spread copied from the card: the third tie-break.
Scoring key 10
Win by 30 or fewerThe winner scores 2 game points and writes the margin as plus spread.
Skunk: a win by 31 or moreThe loser finished on 90 or less. The winner scores 3 game points, not 2.
LossNo game points. The loser writes the same margin as minus spread. On paper a loss may be written 0, X, / or a dash.
Spread: the margin of one game121 less the loser's score. On paper a margin of one digit gets a zero in front: 07.
Forfeited gameA game the opponent forfeits, by coming back late from the lunch break for one, is recorded as a win by 10.
Ink: blue or blackPlayers fill in a tournament card in blue or black ink. Other colors are kept for the officials who correct a card.
Ties, in this orderGame points, then games won, then net spread, then plus points. After that the game the two players played against each other, then a one-game playoff.
One in four reach the playoffsIn a tournament the American Cribbage Congress sanctions, one entrant in four qualifies, and any fraction is rounded up: 31 of 121.
Cards that disagreeSettled from the two cards alone: the players are not asked. A spread written on only one card is taken for both.
Put the cards in order firstThis table does not sort. Stack the cards in tie-break order, then write the players in from first place down.
How this list was compiled: The layout of both sheets is our own and copies no printed card. Checked on 2026-10-13 against the American Cribbage Congress rule book at https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/rules/rulebook_2025.pdf: game points recorded as 2 for a win and 3 for a skunk, a loss written 0, X, / or a dash, blue or black ink and the zero in front of a one-digit spread (rule 12.1); the skunk as a win by 31 or more and the game hole at 121 (definitions); a forfeited game as a win by 10 spread points (rules 11.4 and 11.5); cards that disagree settled without the players, and a spread written on one card accepted for both (rule 12.2); one entrant in four to the playoffs, fractions rounded up, with the example of 121 entrants and 31 qualifiers (rule 13.2); and the order qualifying cards are arranged in: game points, games won, net point spread, plus points, head-to-head result, one-game playoff (appendix A, step 20). Checked the same day against https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/about/scoring.asp: each player plays the same number of games in the qualifying round, 2 game points for a regular win, 3 for a skunk and none for a loss, and Master Point tables for main tournaments of 12 to 22 games and consolations of 7 to 12. Checked the same day against https://www.cribbage.org/grassroots/default.asp: clubs hold 6-game or 9-game tournaments. The spread as 121 less the loser's score is our arithmetic on the game hole. The nine game lines, the 12 standings lines (24 at most, so the table prints on one page) and the Opp. seat box are our choice, not a rule. This page is not affiliated with the American Cribbage Congress. Licence: own work
How it works
These cribbage tournament score sheets open on one player's scorecard for nine games, each scored 2 points for a win or 3 for a skunk. A second sheet is the director's standings table.
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One line for each game
After each game, type your opponent's seat number, then the margin: under Won by if you won, under Lost by if you lost. Under the last game the card totals game points, games won and spread. A club night of six games? Press 6.
Standings and tie-breaks
Director's standings is a table to write on: a line for each player, with game points, games won, net spread and plus points across, the order ties are broken in. Stack the cards in that order first: the table does not sort.
Print blank sheet prints the card on Letter or A4 with the scoring key under it. Print one for each player.
An opponent who forfeits gives you a win by 10: type 10 under Won by.
Questions and answers
How many points is a win worth in a cribbage tournament?
Under American Cribbage Congress rules each game is worth 2 game points to the winner, or 3 for a skunk, a win by 31 or more. The loser gets none. After the qualifying round players are ranked by total game points.
What does spread mean on a tournament scorecard?
The margin of one game: 121 less the loser's score. The winner writes it as plus spread and the loser writes the same number as minus spread. Net spread is the plus total less the minus total.
How are ties broken in a cribbage tournament?
By game points, then games won, then net spread, then plus points. Players still level are split by the game they played against each other, and failing that by a one-game playoff. The order is from the American Cribbage Congress rule book.
How many games are played in a cribbage tournament?
It depends on the event. Clubs in the Grass Roots program hold 6-game or 9-game tournaments. The American Cribbage Congress prints point tables for main events of 12 to 22 games and consolations of 7 to 12.