Score! - in-game vs end-game scoring (Topic Discussion)

<p>Imagine playing your very first indoor bowls game, but there is no jack. Everyone simply rolls a bowl towards an imaginary target. Somehow, your experienced opponent seems remarkably confident, while you try to copy what they do and hope for the best. At the end of the first end, someone reveals where the jack had been all along and awards the points accordingly. Then the second end goes in the same fashion, with a target that no one can see. Every end, you know how well you&#39;ve done, but you never have any hope of getting better. Learning to bowl that way would feel practically impossible because every bowl would be complete guesswork. Surprisingly, some board games seem to want us to learn them in very much the same way.</p><p><strong>Read the full article here:</strong> <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/08/11/score-in-game-vs-end-game-scoring-topic-discussion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/08/11/score-in-game-vs-end-game-scoring-topic-discussion/</a></p><p><strong>Useful Links</strong></p><ul><li><em>99% Invisible</em> podcast, episode 673: <a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/673-the-score/">https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/673-the-score/</a></li><li><em>C. Thi Nguyen</em>&#39;s book <em>The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else&#39;s Game</em>: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen/</a></li><li><em>Ahoy</em> review: <a href="/2023/03/18/ahoy-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/03/18/ahoy-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>Flamme Rouge</em> review: <a href="/2024/07/13/flamme-rouge-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/07/13/flamme-rouge-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>Azul</em> review: <a href="/2020/09/19/azul-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/09/19/azul-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>Duck &amp; Cover</em> review: <a href="/2025/06/21/duck-cover-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/06/21/duck-cover-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>King of New York</em> review: <a href="/2020/04/25/king-of-new-york-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/25/king-of-new-york-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>Borealis: Arctic Expeditions</em> review: <a href="/2026/08/08/borealis-arctic-expeditions-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/08/08/borealis-arctic-expeditions-satu