In Cutthroat Scoring, the better the washer toss, the better the odds of gaining points.
- If the two players both have a washer of the same value, those washers cancel out. (One for One)
- The player with the highest remaining washer(s), gains points.
- The scoring team can count as many of their washers until they are stopped by an opponents washer that is greater than any of the scoring teams remaining washers.
Red is showing 4 points with a single and a three. Blue is showing two singles. The red single and a blue single cancel out. This leaves a red three and a blue single left…the red three cancels out the blue single…+3 for red added to the total.
Red is showing a fiver, a three, and a single. Blue has a three and two singles. The red three and the blue three cancel out, as well as one of the blue singles and the red single. This leaves a red fiver and a blue single. Red gains +5 points.