Go-Stop scoring rules
Your score comes from four kinds of captured cards. Add up the sets below, then apply multipliers when you win the hand.
Kwang (brights)
| Cards | Points |
|---|---|
| 5 kwang | 15 |
| 4 kwang | 4 |
| 3 kwang, without December rain | 3 |
| 3 kwang, including December rain | 2 |
Animals (yul)
| Cards | Points |
|---|---|
| Godori: the three birds of February, April and August | 5 |
| 5 animals | 1, plus 1 for each extra animal |
The September animal can count as one animal or as 2 pi, whichever scores better.
Ribbons (tti)
| Cards | Points |
|---|---|
| Hong-dan: January, February and March red poem ribbons | 3 |
| Cheong-dan: June, September and October blue ribbons | 3 |
| Cho-dan: April, May and July plain red ribbons | 3 |
| 5 ribbons | 1, plus 1 for each extra ribbon |
Pi (junk)
| Cards | Points |
|---|---|
| 10 pi | 1, plus 1 for each extra pi |
The November colored pi and the December rain pi each count as 2.
Payout multipliers
These apply to the winner's total, and they stack.
| Name | When | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Gwang-bak | You score with kwang and your opponent has none | ×2 |
| Pi-bak | You score with pi and your opponent has fewer than 5 | ×2 |
| Meong-dda | You capture 7 or more animals | ×2 |
| Heundeum | Each time you showed three of a month | ×2 |
| Three Gos or more | ×2 for each Go beyond the second | ×2, ×4, ×8… |
One Go adds 1 point and two Gos add 2 points before multipliers.
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