Games
Rules, scoring and the arguments they settle.
Everything you need at the table: how each game works, how to score it, and calculators for the bits nobody remembers. Start with the game you’re playing tonight.
Calculators
Rules for 501 and Cricket, a full checkout chart and a calculator for the score you're on.
- Darts checkout chart and calculatorEvery finish from 170 down to 2, and the route for the score you're on.
- 501 rulesDouble out, busts, legs and sets, and the oche distance.
- Cricket rulesMarks, closing numbers, points and cut-throat.
- How to keep score in dartsChalkboard scoring and the mental maths that speeds it up.
- Darts average calculatorYour 3-dart average from a leg or a whole night.
- Around the ClockHit 1 to 20 in order, then the bull.
- KillerBecome a killer, then take everyone's lives.
- ShanghaiSeven rounds and an instant win.
- Baseball dartsNine innings, one number each.
- Halve-ItMiss the target and your score is halved.
Hong Kong, Riichi and Chinese Official compared, with the tiles, a first hand, and scoring calculators.
- Mahjong tiles explainedSuits, honours, flowers and what each tile is called.
- How to play mahjongA first hand from the wall to the win.
- Riichi scoring calculatorHan, fu, yaku and the points for any hand.
- Hong Kong mahjong scoringFaan values and a payout calculator.
- Chinese Official (MCR) scoringThe 8-fan minimum and the fan that matter most.
- Mahjong solitaireFree tiles, matching pairs and clearing the turtle.
Hand rankings, Hold'em and Omaha rules, an odds calculator and how to run a home game.
- Poker hand rankingsThe ten hands, how often they come, and tie-breaks.
- Texas Hold'em rulesBlinds, betting rounds, side pots and showdown.
- Omaha rulesPot-Limit Omaha and Hi-Lo, with the two-card rule.
- Poker odds calculatorOuts, pot odds and the rule of 4 and 2.
- How to host a poker home gameChips per player, a blind schedule and house rules.
- Tournament blind calculatorA blind schedule for your players, stacks and time.
- Seven Card Stud rulesAntes, the bring-in, five streets and Razz.
- Poker termsNinety-odd words you'll hear at the table.
The classic rules, the house rules every family argues about, and how to win more often.
Rules and scoring for Hearts, Spades and Gin Rummy, the card games families argue about most.
Hosting a game night people want to come back to, and keeping score without arguments.
