Cassino (card Game) - Scoring

Scoring

The round is over when the stock has been exhausted and the last deal played. Players count their tricks and score points as follows:

• Higher number of cards: 3 (If there is a tie then no one is awarded these points)
• Higher number of spades: 1
• 10 of diamonds ("big cassino," "big ten," or "good ten"): 2
• 2 of spades: ("little cassino," "little deuce," "good two," or "spy two"): 1
• Each ace: 1
• Each clearing of the board: 1 extra point

Thus there are 11 points to be won in each round if there are no clears and there is not a tie for number of cards unless one player has won the entire 11 points. In this case, some rules state that this player will be awarded an extra point, for 12 total points in the round. Other rules state that this is a "skunk" if it occurs in the first round and that player wins. Typically, the winner is the first player to score 21 or more points total. In the event of two players reaching 21 in the same round, the points are awarded in the order listed above. Alternatively, a player can call for a game to be awarded once he is convinced he holds sufficient cards to bring his score to 21; if he does have 21 points, he wins regardless of his adversary's score; if he does not have 21 points, his adversary wins. If "most cards" or "most spades" are held by two or more players, no points are awarded in that category.