How the scoring works
Phase 10 has two scores running at once: the phase each player is on, and their penalty points. The sheet follows the scoring on our Phase 10 rules page.
Phases. Everyone starts on Phase 1. When a round ends, every player who laid down their phase during that round moves up one phase, including the player who went out. Anyone who did not lay their phase down tries the same phase again. The ten phases are: 2 sets of 3; a set of 3 and a run of 4; a set of 4 and a run of 4; a run of 7; a run of 8; a run of 9; 2 sets of 4; 7 cards of one color; a set of 5 and a set of 2; and a set of 5 and a set of 3.
Points. When a player goes out, everyone else counts the cards left in their hand: 5 points for each card numbered 1 to 9, 10 points for each 10, 11 or 12, 15 for each Skip and 25 for each Wild. The player who went out scores 0. Points only ever go up, and lower is better.
Winning. The first player to complete Phase 10 wins. If more than one player completes Phase 10 in the same round, the lowest total among them wins, and if they are still level they replay Phase 10. The sheet checks this for you as soon as you record the round.
Worked examples
Example 1: counting a hand
Sam is caught holding an 11, a 12, a Skip and a 3 when Alex goes out. That is two high cards at 10 each (20), one Skip (15) and one low card (5): 20 + 15 + 5 = 40 points. In the tool, tap Count next to Sam, press + twice on Cards 10–12, once on Skips and once on Cards 1–9, then Use this.
Example 2: two players finish Phase 10
Jordan and Riley are both on Phase 10. In the same round, both lay it down and Riley goes out. Before the round Jordan had 180 points and Riley had 205. Jordan is caught with a Wild and a 7, so adds 25 + 5 = 30 and finishes on 210. Riley goes out and adds 0, finishing on 205. Both completed Phase 10, so the lower total wins: Riley, 205 to 210, even though Riley started the round behind.
Keeping the sheet straight
Record the round before anyone shuffles, so nobody forgets whether they laid their phase down. Players who went out should enter 0 and tick Made phase, since you can only go out after laying down your phase. If you tick the wrong box, press Undo last round and enter it again.
The sheet remembers the game in your browser, so a refresh or a closed tab won’t lose it. Add up to six players with the Add player button, and tap a name to rename it. To keep the phase list on the table, print the Phase 10 printable rules, or read all ten phases explained with examples of each.
Questions people ask
- How do you score Phase 10?
- When someone goes out, every other player adds up the cards left in their hand: 5 points for each card numbered 1 to 9, 10 for each 10, 11 or 12, 15 for each Skip and 25 for each Wild. The player who went out scores 0. Lower totals are better.
- Who wins Phase 10?
- The first player to complete Phase 10 wins. If two or more players complete Phase 10 in the same round, the one with the lowest total score wins. If they are still tied, those players replay Phase 10 and the first to go out wins.
- Do you move to the next phase if you did not go out?
- Yes. Everyone who laid down their phase during the round moves on, whether or not they went out. Only players who never laid their phase down stay on the same phase next round.
- Does a high score mean you lose Phase 10?
- Not by itself. Points only decide the winner when more than one player finishes Phase 10 in the same round. A player with lots of points who finishes Phase 10 first still wins.
- Can I use this for the house rule where you pick your own phase?
- The sheet assumes phases in order, 1 to 10. For pick-your-phase games, use the points column and cross off phases on paper, or treat the phase number as a count of phases completed.