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How to score Casino
To score the Casino card game, count your captures when the pack runs out: 3 for most cards, 1 for most spades, 2 for the 10 of diamonds, 1 for the 2 of spades and 1 for each ace. That is 11 points a round. The first to 21 wins.
- 2 to 4 players
- One standard deck
- 11 points a round
- First to 21
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This is the real Scorepad, live: Dev’s last round going in as 3 + 2 + 1 + 1. Tap any hand to change it.
Casino
A fishing game where you capture cards from the table by matching or adding up to the card you play, then score for most cards, most spades, the aces and the two casinos, round after round until someone reaches 21.
Casino on BoardGameGeek.
How to play Casino, in brief
In Casino you capture table cards by matching them, or by adding them up to the card you play. Captures score; the first to 21 wins.
- Deal 4 and 4Deal 4 cards each and 4 face up to the table. When hands run out, deal 4 more each until the pack is gone.
- CapturePlay a card to take table cards of the same rank, or cards that add up to it. Aces count 1; a picture card only takes its match.
- Or build, or trailTo build, add your card to table cards and call the total; you must hold a card of that value to take it. To trail, just lay a card on the table.
- Clear up and countThe last to capture takes what’s left. Count the scoring cards; play rounds until someone reaches 21.
Eleven points are up for grabs. Count who took them.
Points in Casino come from the cards you captured, counted once the pack runs out. A round hands out 11 points in all (fewer if a count is tied), so the round’s scores make a handy check.
What a round is worth
| What you captured | Points |
|---|---|
| Most cardsA tie scores nothing | 3 |
| Most spadesA tie scores nothing | 1 |
| Big casino, the 10♦ | 2 |
| Little casino, the 2♠ | 1 |
| Each ace | 1 |
| Each sweepOnly if your table counts them | 1 |
- Take the last cardsWhen the pack runs out, whoever made the last capture takes any cards still on the table.
- Count cards and spadesMost cards scores 3 and most spades scores 1. If two players tie for either, nobody scores it.
- Find the casinos and acesThe 10♦ is worth 2, the 2♠ is worth 1, and each ace is worth 1.
- Check the 11Without sweeps, the round’s points add up to 11 (less if a count was tied). Sweeps, if you play them, add 1 each on top.
- Play to 21The game ends after the round in which someone reaches 21. If two players reach it in the same round, the higher total wins; a tie means one more round.
Round 5: Mara and Dev both reach 21.
Going in, Mara has 17, Dev 15 and you 12. This table plays without sweeps. When the pack runs out, everyone counts their pile. This is hand 5 on the Scorepad above.
| Player | What you captured | Round |
|---|---|---|
| You | 17 cards · 3 spadesNo count won, no casinos, no aces | 0 |
| Mara | 15 cards · 6 spades with the 2♠ · A♥ A♣Most spades, little casino, two aces: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 | 4 |
| Dev | 20 cards · 4 spades · 10♦ · A♠ A♦Most cards, big casino, two aces: 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 | 7 |
Eleven a round, kept straight to 21.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. Casino goes round after round to 21, and the Scorepad keeps every round in its own row.
- Add the round on the keypadSwitch to By hand and type each player’s round, or type it the way you counted it (3 + 2 + 1 + 1) and Tabletales adds it up. The running totals add up as you go.
- 21 is on the padSet Play to a score at 21 and every total that reaches it turns gold. The trophy goes to the higher total. If two tie at the top, both get it, so play one more round.
- Partners? Pick TeamsPlaying two against two? Pick Teams, put each pair on A or B, and type the side’s round under one partner.
- And the night is keptSave it with who played and a photo from the table. Each game gets a history: how often you play it, who with, and who holds the high score.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- Casino, with its scores
Common Casino scoring mistakes
- Forgetting the cards left on the tableThey go to whoever made the last capture, and they can swing most cards or most spades.
- Giving a tied count to someoneIf two players have the same number of cards, or of spades, nobody scores that point.
- Skipping the 11 checkWithout sweeps, a round’s points always add up to 11 unless a count was tied. If they don’t, recount.
- Counting sweeps nobody agreed toIn Pagat’s rules a sweep point is optional, so settle it before the first deal.
Casino scoring, answered
- How many points do you need to win Casino?
- 21. The game ends after the round in which someone reaches it; if two players reach 21 in the same round, the higher total wins.
- What are big casino and little casino?
- Big casino is the 10 of diamonds, worth 2 points; little casino is the 2 of spades, worth 1. Whoever captured them scores them at the end of the round.
- How many points are in a round of Casino?
- 11: 3 for most cards, 1 for most spades, 2 for big casino, 1 for little casino and 1 for each ace. Sweeps, if your table counts them, add 1 each on top.
Casino score sheet
Print one for the table: four players and twelve rounds, with a running total beside every round and the points at the bottom.
Score another game
Tables differ: Wikipedia’s classic English rules always count sweeps and play to 11, and some tables play to 50 or give 2 for most cards and 1 for the last capture. In Royal Casino the picture cards count 11, 12 and 13 when you build and capture, with the same scoring; in Spade Casino every spade scores 1 and the jack of spades 2. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against Pagat and Wikipedia.
Keep score tonight. Keep the night for good.
Tabletales adds up every hand, then saves the whole night: the games, the scores, the photos and who was there.
