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A game is divided up into 10 frames in which the bowler is given two attempts to knock down all ten pins, except for the last frame where the bowler may be awarded an extra attempt or attempts.

Pinfall in a frame:

Less than 10
If less than 10 pins are knocked down then just the number of fallen pins is added to the score, each ball is entered in the score sheet.

10 with two attempts
This is known as a spare and is shown by a / on the scorecard. It is worth ten points plus the value of the next delivery. Obviously the score can't be entered until the next delivery has been bowled.

10 with one attempt
This is known as a strike and is shown by an X on the scorecard. It is worth ten points plus the value of the next two deliveries. Just as with a spare the score can't be entered until the next two balls have been bowled.

The frame totals are added up as a running total so the players can instantly work out the game score.

The tenth frame is slightly different to all the rest so as to allow a strike / spare to be scored correctly. If the player gets a strike in the tenth frame they are awarded to bonus balls - so that they can be added to the initial ten points for the strike. Likewise if the player gets a spare they are awarded a single extra ball to score the spare correctly.

Every bowler's dream is to reach the perfect score, the magical 300.

Also at the bottom right corner of the scoreboard there will be four numbers. These represent;
Best Score Worst Score
Average Score Number of Games Played.