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How Bowling Scoring Works
The Basics

A game of bowling has 10 frames. In each frame you get up to 2 rolls to knock down all 10 pins. Your score for each frame is the total number of pins knocked down — plus bonuses for strikes and spares.

Spare /

Knock down all 10 pins across 2 rolls in a frame. Your bonus is the number of pins you knock down on your next roll.

Example
Frame: 7 + 3 = spare. Next roll: 6 pins. Frame score: 10 + 6 = 16
Strike X

Knock down all 10 pins on the first roll. The frame ends immediately. Your bonus is the total pins from your next 2 rolls.

Example
Strike. Next 2 rolls: 6 + 3. Frame score: 10 + 6 + 3 = 19
The 10th Frame

The 10th frame is special. If you roll a strike or spare, you get bonus rolls — up to 3 rolls total in the frame. No further bonus calculation applies; you simply add up all pins knocked down in those rolls.

Example
Strike → Strike → 7 pins. 10th frame score: 10 + 10 + 7 = 27
Perfect Game

12 strikes in a row — a strike in every frame including all 3 rolls in the 10th. Maximum possible score: 300.

Quick Reference
Open framePins knocked down, no bonus
Spare /10 + next 1 roll
Strike X10 + next 2 rolls
Gutter 0 pins
Max score300
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