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Scoring mode
The boxes that set how strictly a euchre tournament checks scores, and which one suits your club.
As strict as your club wants.
What the video says
The default: partners agree
Two partners, two different scores, and you find out at the end of the tournament.
Checking the scores is where you decide how strict the app is. Out of the box, if you don’t check any boxes, both partners have to put in the same score before either of them moves on.
Each partner enters their own score. If they disagree, both cards say so, and nobody moves on until they make the corrections. Once they match, the round is in. Then they can move on to the next round, as shown by the button.
Stricter checks, and players on paper
Do you want to tighten things up? Tick The whole table has to agree. Once you’ve saved, your card shows what the other pair put in, and the round counts only when all four scorecards fit together.
Everybody waits holds the whole room until the last table is in. For a big room, leave it off, so only the tables that are behind have to wait.
And if one table is stuck and the room can’t wait any longer, Carry on without them is your break-the-glass button. It’s an override: everybody else moves on, and that table’s score is still owed. You put it in when it turns up, and the tournament can’t be finished until you do.
Some players keep score on paper instead of a phone. Tick paper at setup, then tick who they are when you start. Everybody waits greys out, because a paper score only arrives when you type it in.
At the table, the phones don’t wait for the paper player. On the Rounds tab, paper players are marked on paper. You or an opponent put their score in from their card, and the same rules apply: it has to agree with their partner’s, and the round counts once it does.
No checks, and how you still find out
Some groups just want to play. Play without checking scores turns the checks off. Everybody still enters their own score, and nobody is held up when partners disagree.
But you’ll still know. Every table where partners differ is listed at the top of the Rounds tab. Press one, fix it, and the player sees what you changed.
Changed your mind mid-tournament? Checking the scores and Playing on paper are right there on the Rounds tab. And Live Tournament Management shows what’s on, and how many paper scores you still have to put in.
Finalize tells you exactly why it can’t finish yet: here, one table still to score. And if partners still disagree, it warns you first. Go to the table, or ignore it and finalize.
Which one to pick
So which one is right for your club?
If you want the simplest tournament flow, pick Play without checking scores. Everybody enters their own score, nobody is held up, and you clean up any differences before you finalize.
Want a little more checking? Leave every box empty. Partners have to match, and the app makes sure the points add up before anybody moves on.
Want everyone at the table to agree? Tick The whole table has to agree, and the round counts only when all four scorecards fit.
Want the whole room to move together? Tick Everybody waits. Best for small groups.
And if anybody is keeping score on paper, tick paper, and you or an opponent put their scores in.
As strict as your club wants, and you’re never left guessing at the end of the tournament.
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