Learn by moving the stones
Who’s counting?
Drag a stone, or select one and tap the ice. Watch the score change.
Tap a stone name below, then tap the ice. Or drag a stone. Keyboard: select a stone and use the arrow buttons or focus the ice and press arrow keys.
Granite’s rule of thumb
Only one team scores. Count its stones that touch the house and are closer to the button than the other team’s nearest eligible stone.
Every counting stone is worth one point. The ring color doesn’t change that.
What this diagram simplifies
This is an end-of-end scoring playground with three stones per team. A full four-player end has eight stones per team. Stones do not collide or sweep here: move them into separate positions to explore the score.
A stone touching the outer edge of the house can count. A stone completely beyond the back line cannot. The rest of the sheet, delivery rules and side boundaries are not shown.
The diagram uses equal-size circular stones and exact positions. Real close calls may need a measurement. If the closest opposing stones are equal and the tie cannot be resolved, neither team scores. A tied pair farther out does not erase points already clearly closer.
Based on World Curling’s 2026 rules, R2 and R12.
The Microscopic Tie
What if the closest opposing stones are equally close and a measurement cannot resolve the tie? Neither team scores. Granite and Sweep investigate.
Watch on YouTubeSweep Learns Curling
The Early Cleanup Crew
Before anyone clears the stones, both teams must agree on the score. Sweep discovers that being helpful can sometimes mean waiting.
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