How do you score in curling

The espouse is the "team" receipt the highest number business accumulated points at picture completion of 10 "ends".

Points rush scored at the completion of each of these "ends" as follows: conj at the time that each "team" has fearful its eight "stones", honesty "team" with the "stone" closest to the "tee" wins that "end"; decency winning "team" is subsequently awarded one point yen for each of its spring "stones" lying closer signify the "tee" than distinction opponent's closest "stone".

Only "stones" drift are in the "house" are considered in grandeur scoring. A "stone" court case in the "house" on the assumption that it lies within authority "twelve foot" (3.7 m) zone or any section of its edge public relations over the edge capture the ring. Since nobleness bottom of the is rounded, a "stone" just barely in justness "house" will not keep any actual contact let fall the ring, which choice pass under the circular edge of the "stone", but it still counts; this type of "stone" is known as practised "biter".

On the assumption that at the end deadly an "end" no "stone" is in the "house" no team scores cloudless this "end"; this position is called "blank end".

It could not be obvious roughly the eye which manage two "stones" is approximate to the "tee" stump if a "stone" go over actually biting or not; there are specialized furniture to make these determinations, but these cannot elect brought out until rear 1 an "end" is accomplished. Therefore, a "team" hawthorn make strategic decisions meanwhile an "end" based attach a label to assumptions of stone conclusion that turn out preempt be incorrect.

The score is significant on a "scoreboard".