When all ten pins are knocked down with the first ball roll (called a strike and typically rendered as an "X" on a score sheet), a player is awarded ten points, plus a bonus of whatever is scored with the next two rolls (not necessarily the next two frames). In this way, the points scored for the two rolls after the strike are counted twice.Frame 1, ball 1: 10 pins (strike)Frame 2, ball 1: 3 pinsFrame 2, ball 2: 6 pinsThe total score from these throws is

Frame one: 10 + (3 + 6) = 19Frame two: 3 + 6 = 9TOTAL = 28An easier non-standard method of scoring a strike is to score the strike with a flat 10 points and then add 1 to the multiplier of the next two rolls. Thus, the scoring of the above example would play out as below:Frame one: 10Frame two: (3 x 2) + (6 x 2) = 18TOTAL = 28Strike scoring works similarly for five-pin bowling, except strikes are worth 15 points rather than 10 (as the pins are scored with the values of 2, 3, 5, 3, and 2).Consecutive strikesA series of two strikes is known as a "double" (or a "Barney Rubble" to rhyme), and a series of three is known as a "turkey" (sometimes a "sizzling turkey" on the first three frames).

Any longer string of strikes is referred to by a number affixed to the word "bagger" or "pack", as in "four-bagger" or "six-pack". A string of four straight strikes is also known as a "hambone " a term invented by sports commentator Rob Stone. A string of five strikes in a row is a "brat," referring to bratwurst, but "nickel," has become far more common in recent years.[4]When a player is "on the strikes", a string is often referenced by affixing "in a row" to the number of consecutive strikes. A string of six strikes is sometimes called a "six pack" or a "sixer".[5] A string of six and nine strikes are also known as a "wild turkey" and a "golden turkey" respectively.

Any string of strikes starting in the first frame or ending "off the sheet" (where all of a bowler's shots from a certain frame to the end of the game strike) are often called the "front" or "back" strikes, respectively (e.g. the 'front nine' for strikes in frames 1-9, or the 'back six' for strikes in frames 7, 8, and 9 with a turkey in the tenth). Twelve strikes in a row is a perfect game; 36 straight strikes constitutes a 900 series. Due to the difficulty of achieving a game of 300 or a series of 900, many bowling alleys maintain 300 and 900 club plaques

Multiple strikes would be scored like so:Frame 1, ball 1: 10 pins (strike)Frame 2, ball 1: 10 pins (strike)Frame 3, ball 1: 4 pinsFrame 3, ball 2: 2 pinsThe score from these throws is:Frame one: 10 + (10 + 4)= 24Frame two: 10 + (4 + 2) = 16Frame three: 4 + 2 = 6TOTAL = 46With the simpler non-standard system of scoring, the above example would be scored as below:Frame one: 10Frame two: 10 x 2 = 20Frame three: (4 x 3) + (2 x 2) = 16TOTAL = 46The most points that can be scored in one frame is 30 points (10 for the original strike, plus strikes in the two following frames)The most points that can be scored in one game is 300 points which is a perfect game.A player who bowls a strike in the tenth (final) frame is awarded two extra balls so as to allow the awarding of bonus points. If both these balls also result in ten pins knocked down each, a total of 30 points (10 + 10 + 10) is awarded for the frame. These bonus points only count as the bonus for the strike and not on their own.

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