Silver & Gold Scoring Explained: Coins, Palms, Seals & Ties
The scoring system rewards completed maps, crossed Coin boxes, Palm Tree bonuses, trophy races and color seals. Unfinished maps do not score their printed points.
The scoring system rewards completed maps, crossed Coin boxes, Palm Tree bonuses, trophy races and color seals. Unfinished maps do not score their printed points.
Start with the complete Silver & Gold game guide for setup, turn order and the wider strategy. This page focuses on a specific question rather than repeating the full rules.
Treasure-map points
Only a fully completed map earns its printed value. An unfinished map contributes none of its printed map points, even if most spaces are crossed. Completing a map also frees one of your two active map positions.
Coin-track points
Every crossed Coin box earns one endgame point. Completing designated rows can award the available trophy rewards; record a trophy when claimed rather than adding it twice at the end.
Palm-tree points
When a Palm Tree is crossed, score for that tree plus visible Palm Trees on the four shared displayed treasure cards as specified by the rules. Write this award on the scorecard immediately: future display changes do not alter a past palm award.
Color-seal bonus
Some completed maps show seals. Each seal adds its printed one- or two-point bonus for every completed treasure map of that seal’s indicated color, including qualifying maps acquired after the seal. Multiple seals can score separately.
Worked example
You complete maps worth 8, 7 and 5 points for 20. Your coin track has nine marked boxes, Palm Tree entries total six, and your trophy rewards total eight. Before seals your result is 20 + 9 + 6 + 8 = 43. Then add any seal bonuses based on the color of every completed map.
Four rounds and tiebreaks
Four rounds of seven patterns produce 28 shared marking turns. Sum all categories after round four. Tied final scores are settled by most completed Gray maps, followed by Green, Orange and Purple.
Sources and editorial disclosure
Publisher or published rules reference. This is original explanatory writing, not a claim of personal playtesting. For printing-specific card text, check the supplied rulebook. See our editorial policy.