Oh Hell Score Sheet
A free, printable Oh Hell score sheet — plus a quick guide to scoring the game with the standard 10-plus-tricks system. Print the score pad below to keep score by hand at the table, or skip the arithmetic entirely with the free in-person score keeper that adds it up for you. New to the game? Start with the full rules.
How Oh Hell scoring works
Oh Hell rewards prediction, not greed. Before each hand every player bids the number of tricks they expect to win, and the goal is to take that number exactly:
- Made your bid exactly: score 10 + the number of tricks you took. (Bid 3 and take 3 → 13 points.)
- Missed your bid — over or under: score only the number of tricks you took, with no bonus. (Bid 3 and take 4 → 4 points; bid 3 and take 2 → 2 points.)
- Made a bid of zero: score a flat 10.
Write each hand's points in the player's column and keep a running total — the printable sheet below has a cell per hand for exactly that. The player with the highest total after the final hand wins. For the deal, trump, and turn order that produce those tricks, see the rules; for tips on bidding accurately, see the strategy guide.
Printable Oh Hell score sheet
This blank score pad works for any number of players and any hand schedule. Write each player's name at the top of a column, note the cards dealt for each hand in the left column, and record a bid and a running total per player each hand.
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Tip: the classic schedule deals a descending number of cards — the maximum the deck allows for your player count down to a single card — so fill the Cards column top to bottom (e.g. 7, 6, 5 … 1). Add more rows on the back of the sheet if your group also climbs back up.
A worked scoring example
Say four players bid on a hand that dealt seven cards each:
- Ann bids 3 and takes 3 → made it → 13 points.
- Ben bids 2 and takes 4 → overshot → 4 points (tricks only).
- Cara bids 0 and takes 0 → made zero → 10 points.
- Dan bids 2 and takes 0 → came up short → 0 points.
You would write those totals in each player's Total cell for that hand, adding to whatever they had before. Notice Ben won the most tricks yet scored the fewest of the two who took tricks — taking too many is just as costly as taking too few, which is the whole point of the game.
Prefer to skip the arithmetic? Use the score keeper
Keeping score by hand is part of the fun for some tables and a chore for others. The free in-person score keeper does the math for you: enter each player's bid and tricks taken and it applies the 10-plus-tricks scoring, tracks running totals, and shows who is winning. It runs in the browser with no account or download, and you can share one link so everyone at the table follows along on their own phone.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you keep score in Oh Hell?
Each hand, every player bids the number of tricks they think they will take. Take exactly your bid and you score 10 plus the number of tricks taken; miss it — over or under — and you score only the tricks you took. A successful bid of zero scores a flat 10. Add each hand's points to a running total, and the highest total after the final hand wins.
What columns does an Oh Hell score sheet need?
A hand (or cards-dealt) column down the side, and two cells per player for each hand: the player's bid and their running total after that hand. Recording the bid next to the score makes it easy to check who made their bid and to settle disputes at the end of the game.
How many cards are dealt each hand?
The most common schedule deals a descending number of cards: the first hand deals the maximum the deck allows for the number of players, and each hand deals one fewer, down to a single card. Some groups then climb back up. The printable sheet leaves the cards-dealt column blank so it works for any schedule and player count.
Is there an app for keeping Oh Hell score in person?
Yes. The free in-person score keeper tracks bids, tricks, and running totals for a game played with real cards at the table — no download or account. Share one link and the whole table can follow the score on their phones.
Want the full rules and turn order behind the score? Read the how-to-play guide, sharpen your bidding with the strategy guide, or brush up on terms like trick and bid in the glossary. Playing a different scoring system? The variants guide covers how the arithmetic changes.