Bowl 21

In Bowl 21 each player gets to throw at three full racks of ten pins each. The goal in each frame is to knock down 21 pins without going over. The player closest to 21 wins all the points for that frame.

The Rules and Scoring

Each player gets three full racks of ten pins per frame and tries to knock down a total of 21 pins without going over. Knocking down a single pin counts as an ace (one or eleven). All pins knocked down are added to the pot for that frame. Whichever player gets closest to 21 without going over wins all the pins in the pot for that frame. A "blackjack" (a single pin and a strike -- an ace and a ten or face card) beats 21 earned on three throws, and doubles the value of the pot. In the event of a tie the pot is split evenly between the top scorers. If all players bust the pot carries over into the next round.