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A game of bowling has 10 frames. In frames 1-9 you get up to 2 balls to knock down all 10 pins. Write each ball's pin count in the small boxes, then the frame's running total below.
A strike (X) is all 10 pins on the first ball — mark X in the right-hand box and leave the first blank. A spare (/) is all 10 pins across both balls. An open frame is any frame where pins remain after both balls.
A strike scores 10 plus the pins knocked down on your next two balls. You can't finalize a strike frame's total until those next two balls are thrown.
A spare scores 10 plus the pins knocked down on your very next ball. Add that bonus ball to the frame total once it's thrown.
The 10th frame is special: if you strike or spare, you get a 3rd ball to finish out the bonus pins. That's why the 10th frame box has 3 slots instead of 2.
A perfect game is 12 strikes in a row (all 10 frames plus the 2 bonus balls in the 10th) for a maximum score of 300.
See the USBC scoring guide for a worked game. This sheet is for writing scores by hand; it does not calculate totals.
Comparing players across lanes? Use the leaderboard maker for standings alongside your paper record. For other games, try the online scoreboard.
Playing other games at league night? Print our Yahtzee score sheet for the table, or grab the dart scoreboard if there's a board nearby. For a no-frills click counter, try the tally counter. We also have printable sheets for basketball, pickleball, and volleyball.
