Euchre score keeper
Four players in partnerships. Five tricks, and only three of them matter.
Free · nothing to install · 4 players
What it works out for you
Each hand you enter who called it and tricks; it does the arithmetic and keeps the running totals. It runs to 10 — first there wins. You enter what happened; the arithmetic, the running totals and the standings are the app's problem, not yours.
- The deck — 24 cards — nine through ace. Five tricks a hand.
- The goal — One side names trump and must take three of the five. The other side tries to stop them.
- Scoring — Three or four tricks: 1. All five: 2, or 4 alone. Stopped below three — euchred: 2 to the other side.
- Winning — First partnership to the target. Ten is the usual game.
The bit that goes wrong on paper
Euchre's numbers are tiny — one, two, occasionally four — which makes it feel like a game that needs no scorekeeper at all. The catch is that the swings are enormous relative to the target. Getting euchred hands two points to the other side in a game to ten, so a single bad call is a fifth of the match.
And what you have to record is not a number at all: it is who called it, and whether they went alone, because everything else follows from that. Casetta Cards asks for exactly that and works out the rest.
What you enter each hand
- Who called it — Mark who named trump — and whether they went alone. Calling it is a promise to take three of the five tricks; everyone else is trying to stop them.
- Tricks — How many of the five tricks each player took. If somebody went alone their partner sat out and took none.
In any order, from whichever phone is nearest. Nobody has to wait for anybody.
The ways your table plays it
Nobody plays a card game exactly as the book has it, so the settings are on the setup screen rather than assumed:
- Play to — 10 points, 7 points, 11 points
- Allow going alone — The caller's partner sits the hand out. All five tricks alone is worth four points instead of two.
One phone, or a phone each
Score Keeper — one person keeps score for everybody, the way a pad of paper works. Nobody else needs a phone, or an account, or to do anything at all.
Group Scoring — everyone joins from their own phone with a four-character code, and each person enters their own. Every screen stays in step, so nobody is asking what the score is.
You can mix the two at one table: some people on their own phones, the rest entered by whoever is keeping score.
What it remembers
Every hand of every game, so you can look back at what happened rather than taking somebody's word for it. For Euchre that includes called, made it, euchred and marches, alongside the scores themselves — and a leaderboard across everybody you have played with.
Questions people ask
Is this Euchre score keeper free?
Yes. It is free to use, there are no adverts, and there is nothing to pay for later. You do not need an account either — you can start a game of Euchre and keep score straight away.
Do I need to install an app?
No. It runs in the browser you already have, on a phone, a tablet or a laptop. Add it to your home screen if you like and it behaves like an app, but there is nothing to download and nothing to update.
Does everyone need a phone to play Euchre?
No. One person can keep score for the whole table, the way a pad of paper works — everybody else just plays. If you would rather each keep your own, everyone joins with a four-character code and every screen stays in step. You can mix the two at one table.
How many people can play Euchre?
4 players. The app deals the right number of cards for the count and rotates the deal for you.
Does it know how Euchre is scored?
Yes — that is the whole point of it. Each hand you enter who called it and tricks; it does the arithmetic and keeps the running totals. It runs to 10 — first there wins. It also handles the ways tables differ: play to, allow going alone.
Does it keep our scores after the game?
Yes. Every hand of every game is kept, so you can look back at what actually happened, and there is a leaderboard across everybody you have played with. Playing as a guest keeps the history on that device; making an account keeps it anywhere you sign in.
Does it work without a connection?
Not at the moment — it needs a connection to keep the scoreboard in step across devices and to save the game. Worth knowing if you are playing somewhere with no signal.
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