How to Keep Score on Curling

Many people associate curling with images of men and women sweeping ice. However, there is a lot of strategy involved in the game of curling. The ultimate object of the game is to place a rock as close to the center of the "house" as possible. Once both teams have had their turn, you add up the score and continue. Though curling was previously only played in northern areas with cold weather, the creation of refrigerated ice has increased the sport's prominence.

Instructions

    • 1

      Wait for both teams to deliver their rock. Delivering the rock means shooting the rock down the ice toward the opposite "house." This goes on for all eight rocks and then you add up the score.

    • 2

      Locate the rocks in the house. The house is the square with the rings in it.

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      Decide which team's rocks are closest to the center of the circle. Each of the rocks that is closer to the center than the other team's closest rock counts as one point. The team that scores the highest in the round goes first in the next round. For example, if the first team has one rock that is close to the center, and team B has two rocks that are closer to the center than team A's rock; team B earns two points. Team A earns nothing.

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      Add up the scores from each round. The team with the highest score in the end wins.