The Chinchón score sheet: paper vs app
A proper Chinchón score sheet needs one column per player, one row per round, always-visible running totals, and clear handling of −10s, −25s, eliminations and re-entries. Paper can do it; an app does it automatically.
Here are both options done right, so you can choose.
The correct paper template
Draw a table: players as columns, rounds as rows. In each cell write the round's points and, next to it, the running total. Mark −10s and −25s with a visible sign and rule a line through eliminated players. Keep one row for the pot if you play with stakes.
Where paper breaks down
- The sums: after 10 rounds and a couple of re-entries, an addition slip is nearly guaranteed — and it surfaces exactly when someone is about to be eliminated.
- Re-entries: what score does the player come back with? You must find the highest surviving total and rewrite.
- Logistics: the sheet gets lost, the pen disappears, and the bar game ends up scored on a napkin.
The app version
The Chinchón Score Counter mirrors the real table: create a game with its limit (70, 100 or custom), enter each player's round points, and the app sums, applies bonuses, eliminates, re-enters players with the correct score and tracks the pot. Save a game halfway and resume another day; stats show who really wins the most.
When does paper win?
When phones are dead or tradition insists. For everything else — long games, stakes, home tournaments — the digital scoreboard is simply fairer: same rules, zero arithmetic errors.
Save the pen for signing cheques
Score your Chinchón games in the app: totals, re-entries and pots handled. Free.
