This free petanque scoreboard is a live scoreboard you can open on any phone or laptop at the side of the game. It runs fully in your browser, needs no app download and no sign-up, and both teams can see the same clear score at a glance. It is made for coaches, scorers and players who want a scoreboard that just works, without hunting through menus while the game goes on.
To use it, type the two team or player names at the top, then tap the buttons as the game happens. The score updates at once, and the running log below the scoreboard keeps a plain record of every change, so a disputed point can be checked in seconds. If you tap the wrong button, press Undo to step back one move, and press Reset only when a new game starts.
The scoreboard tracks petanque end by end toward thirteen points, which is the standard winning target. After each end, enter the points each side scored, and the board adds them to the running totals and shows how many ends have been played. A side wins the moment its total reaches thirteen, and the end log stays visible so a disputed end can be checked at once. The board also carries a match clock, foul counts and timeout buttons, because tournament petanque often needs all three.
For example, ends of two, one and three points add up to six, while the other side with zero, two and zero has only two, so the lead is clear after three ends. A side that scores six points in two ends reaches thirteen fast when it already had points on the board, which is why every end matters even when the lead looks safe.
Reading the scoreboard is simple: the big numbers are the current score, and the smaller lines show the detail behind them, such as frames, ends or rounds already played. Keep the phone or tablet where both teams can see it, and call the score out loud after each change, because a visible scoreboard ends most arguments before they start.
Agree on the points for an end before any boule is picked up, because a moved boule ends the argument without an answer. Use the clock only during timed games, count fouls the same way for both sides, and call timeouts before the next boule is thrown, not during a throw.
A common mistake is letting one person keep score in their head while the board stays out of date. Update the board at once, after every point, and check it against the other scorer at natural breaks, such as between frames, ends or rounds. If the two records disagree, stop and agree on the last point both sides remember, then carry on from there, because a scoreboard both sides trust matters more than a fast one.
Over a season, a simple scoreboard habit pays off in more ways than one. Players learn to check the score before arguing a call, coaches spot patterns such as slow starts or lost leads, and organisers can run more games in a day because less time goes to disputes. Save a note of the final score after each game, and after a few weeks you will have a fair record of form that no memory can match.
This scoreboard is free to use as often as you like, for practice games, league matches and tournaments alike. Try it with your own teams now, and come back whenever you need a clear score that everyone can see. Keep the link saved on the home screen of the phone you take to games, so the board is one tap away when the match starts and nobody has to search for it.