Scoring
The standard game is scored thus.
- 1 point for a Souse
- 2 points for a Scuttle
Unless all three pegs are scoring pegs in which case the total score is double. Or if the first peg is a Souse, the Second a Scuttle and the Third a Souse again, (known as a triple dipsy) then 10 points are scored. Before the first Peg of an end is played a player may chose to double the entire score for that end, in which case, all the above score count twice. The player must formally state his intention to double to all other participants and gain agreement from them for this to count. This last rule was added when Goblin became a popular pub game in the mid-19th century as players were often not to be found at the shaft but in the pub instead and disputes (occasionally bloody) arose.
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