How many points in Qwixx? Scoring 1, 3, 6, 10… and 9 printable score sheets

How it works

Qwixx is played by 2 to 5 players with six dice: two white and four coloured (red, yellow, green, blue). Each player has their own score sheet with four rows: red and yellow run from 2 to 12, green and blue from 12 to 2. You cross off numbers from left to right; you may skip boxes, but a skipped box can never be crossed later.

On their turn, the active player rolls all six dice. Two actions follow, in this order:

1. The two white dice: the active player announces their sum, and every player may cross off that number in the row of their choice.
2. One white die and one coloured die: the active player alone may add one white die to one coloured die and cross off the sum in the row of that colour.

The active player may take both actions, just one, or neither. If they cross off nothing at all during their turn, they mark a “failed throw” box. The other players are never penalised for passing.

The scoring

Each extra cross is worth one point more than the one before: the row scores 1 + 2 + 3 + … up to its number of crosses. The lock crossed when you close a row counts as a cross. Each failed throw takes away 5 points.

This scoring rewards long rows: two rows of 6 crosses are worth 42 points, a single row of 12 crosses is worth 78. So it pays to focus on two or three colours rather than crossing a little everywhere.

Locking a row

The last box of a row (12 for red and yellow, 2 for green and blue) can only be crossed if you already have at least 5 crosses in that row. When you cross it, you also cross the lock next to it, which counts as one more cross: the row is locked.

The die of that colour leaves the game: nobody can cross anything in that row any more, even players who had almost nothing in it. Announce it out loud. If several players cross the same last box with the white dice, they lock the row together and each crosses their own lock.

Game end

The game ends immediately in two cases:

• a player marks their fourth failed throw;
• two rows are locked (two coloured dice have left the game). A row locked during the white-dice action can be followed by a second one in the same action.

Everyone then works out the points of their four rows with the scoring table, subtracts 5 points per failed throw, and the highest total wins.

Nine printable score sheets

We have redrawn the classic sheet and the most played variants, and created two brand-new sheets to keep games fresh. All of them are played with the dice from the box, and the app’s counter applies their rules:

Each PDF has 8 identical sheets per A4 page, to cut out: one page is enough for a five-player game and a rematch. The sheets are on the printable score sheets page.

Scoring example

At the end of the game, Léa’s sheet has 6 crosses in red, 4 in yellow, 8 in green (lock included) and 3 in blue, with one failed throw.

The green row alone scores more than the other three put together: that is the whole point of pushing one or two colours all the way.

Variants

• Doubles: four boxes per row with a doubled number give two crosses at once; 7 crosses to lock a row.
• Encore: you may cross your last crossed box again (small box underneath) when its number comes up; 7 crosses to lock, 16 crosses count at most.
• Chain bonus: crossing a framed box crosses the next box of the bonus bar, then the next possible box in the row of that colour, with chain reactions.
• Powers: five symbols, each on two boxes; crossing both unlocks a power (2 crosses in your weakest row, 1 cross in every row, your weakest row scores double, +13 points, failed throws cancelled).
• Mixed colours or numbers: the Colour blocks, Shuffle, Rainbow and Jumble sheets; a row locks on its last box, whatever it is.

Common mistakes

• Penalising the wrong player: only the active player marks a failed throw, and only if they crossed nothing with either the white dice or a coloured die.
• Forgetting the lock: it counts as a cross. A locked row with 6 numbers crossed is worth 7 crosses, that is 28 points, not 21.
• Counting 1 point per cross: the scoring is progressive (1, 3, 6, 10, 15…). 8 crosses are worth 36 points, not 8.
• Locking too early: the last box can only be crossed with at least 5 crosses in the row (7 on the Doubles and Encore sheets).
• Playing on after the second row is locked: the game ends at once, even in the middle of a turn.

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