Keeping score should be the easiest part of game night, but for many board games and card games it becomes the most annoying part.
Games like Flip 7 can turn into a lot of quick math across multiple rounds. Games like Harmonies (and plenty of modern euros) ask you to total points from several scoring categories, then double-check it all at the end. And even classics like 7 Wonders can slow down when everyone is adding, correcting, and re-adding scores.
That is exactly why we built a new feature in BoardGameTally: an Automatic Score Calculator that helps you score faster, avoid mistakes, and keep your results saved for later.
What the Automatic Score Calculator Does
The new calculator is designed for two common scoring problems:
Round-based scoring (perfect for Flip 7 and similar games)
For games where scoring happens across multiple rounds, you can enter each round's points and the calculator keeps a running total automatically.
That means:
- •No mental math while you are still playing
- •No "wait, what did you get last round?" moments
- •No end-of-game chaos trying to total everything up correctly
Round-based scoring in Flip 7: enter each round and see running totals automatically
If you are playing Flip 7, this is the experience it was built for: quick round entries, totals always visible, and an easy finish when the game ends.
Category-based scoring (great for Harmonies and many modern board games)
Category-based scoring in Harmonies: enter each category and the total updates instantly
For games where the final score is built from several categories, the calculator lets you enter scoring breakdowns and automatically totals the final score.
This is ideal for games like Harmonies, where players score across multiple elements and it is easy to miss something or mis-add a category. Instead of pulling out a calculator or scribbling totals on paper, you can enter the categories and let the total update instantly.
More Than a Calculator: It Records Your Game Results Too
A score calculator is useful in the moment, but the bigger frustration happens after: most groups do not actually keep their results anywhere.
With BoardGameTally, once you are done scoring, you can record the game and keep it in your group's history. That means you can look back later and see:
- •Past game results
- •Who won each session
- •Your group's play history over time
- •Leaderboards and rankings (based on your settings)
After scoring, record the game to your group history with automatic rankings
So instead of scoring the game, taking a photo of a scoresheet, and never looking at it again, you end up building a clean record of your group's game nights.
Built for Game Nights, Not Just One Game
This feature was inspired by games like Flip 7, but it is meant to be useful across a wide range of board games and card games.
If you play a mix of games with:
- •multiple rounds
- •lots of small additions
- •many scoring categories
- •frequent "wait, what's my total?" moments
Then the Automatic Score Calculator is made for you.
Why It Helps (Even If You Already Track Scores)
A lot of groups already have a method: notes app, paper, spreadsheets, or a scoring app. The difference here is the combination of:
- •fast scoring during play
- •automatic totals
- •recording results immediately
- •keeping a searchable game history
- •stats and rankings for your group
It is the "in-the-moment scoring" plus the "after-the-game record" in one flow.
Try the Automatic Score Calculator Free
If you want to see how it feels for real game nights, you can try the Automatic Score Calculator (and record your results) today.