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Keeping Score

Frame 1:
You got a spare. Your score is 10 plus the number of pins you knock down in your next shot. In this case it is 5, so you have 15 points in Frame 1.

Frame 2:
You have an open frame of 9 points. Add 9 to your previous score (15), and you have 24 points in Frame 2.

Frame 3:
Another open frame of 9 points. Add 9 to your previous score, and you have 33 points in Frame 3.

Frame 4:
Strike! You earn 10 points plus your next two shots. In this case, your next two shots are a strike and a 5 which is a total of 15 pins. So, 10 + 15 = 25 points earned for Frame 4. Add 25 to your previous score, and you have 58 in Frame 4.

Frame 5:
Strike again! You earn 10 points plus your next two shots. In this case, your next two shots are a 5 and a spare (another 5), which is a total of 10 pins. So, 10 + 10 = 20 points earned for Frame 5. Add 20 to your previous score, and you have 78 in Frame 5.

Frame 6:
Spare! You earn 10 points plus your next shot. In this case it is 5, so you have 15 points in Frame 6. Add 15 to your previous score, and you have 93 in Frame 6.

Frame 7:
You have an open frame of 8 points. Add 8 to your previous total, and you have 101 in Frame 7.

Frame 8:
You have an open frame of 9 points. Add 9 to your previous total, and you have 110 in Frame 8.

Frame 9:
Spare! You earn 10 points plus your next shot. In this case, your next shot is a 9, so you have 19 points in Frame 9. Add 19 to your previous score, and you have 129 points in Frame 9.

Frame 10:
Last frame. You got a spare in the first 2 shots, so you roll again and get a strike. Remember, your score in Frame 10 is the total number of pins knocked down. In this case, you knocked 20 pins down. Add 20 points to your previous score, and you have 149 points for the game!

Some Scoring Shortcuts

A strike followed by a spare earns 20 points in a frame.
A spare followed by a strike earns 20 points in a frame.
The maximum score in one frame is 30 which is achieved by rolling 3 consecutive strikes