Cartographers Score Tracker
The free score tracker for Cartographers. Built-in scoring template that already knows the rules, plus shareable Victory Cards. Includes 1 expansion.
Free, no signup. First score in under 30 seconds.
How Cartographers scores
Cartographers is a flip-and-write played over four seasons, and you score at the end of every season rather than only at the end of the game. Four scoring cards - edicts A, B, C and D - are laid out at setup, and each season scores exactly two of them, so every card is used twice across the game. Each season you also add 1 point per coin on your track and subtract 1 point per empty space next to a monster, and the four season totals add together for your final score.
The four seasons and their time limits
A season ends as soon as the total time value of the explore cards revealed that season reaches or passes its threshold: 8 in Spring, 8 in Summer, 7 in Autumn, 6 in Winter. Explore cards are worth 1 or 2 time each, so the later seasons are meaningfully shorter and give you fewer placements. Anything you are hoping to finish in Winter needs most of its groundwork laid in Autumn.
Two edicts per season, each card scored twice
Spring scores edicts A and B, Summer scores B and C, Autumn scores C and D, and Winter scores D and A. That overlap is the whole planning problem: card B pays out in both Spring and Summer, so terrain that serves it early counts twice, while card D does nothing at all until Autumn. Read all four scoring cards before your first placement rather than looking them up season by season.
Coins compound across seasons
Every filled coin symbol on your coin track is worth 1 point at the end of every remaining season, so a coin earned in Spring scores four times and one earned in Winter scores once. Coins come from two places: choosing the smaller of the two shapes an explore card offers, and completely surrounding a mountain space on all four adjacent sides. An early coin is quietly worth more than most individual scoring-card points, which makes taking the small shape in Spring far less of a sacrifice than it looks.
Monsters cost you every season too
When an ambush card is revealed you pass your map sheet to the neighbour the arrow points toward, and they draw the monster shape onto your map wherever they like. At the end of each season you lose 1 point for every empty space orthogonally adjacent to a monster space. Because that penalty is charged in every season from then on, an early ambush is much more expensive than a late one. The answer is not to avoid monsters but to fill in around them - a monster boxed in by terrain costs nothing at all.
Season totals accumulate, they do not replace
Each season's score is first edict plus second edict plus coins minus monster penalties, and the four season scores are added together for the final total. Nothing resets between seasons - the map, the coin track, and the monsters all carry forward, which is why a season can score well and still leave you behind. Ties at the end go to the player who lost the fewest points to empty spaces beside monsters.
Cartographers at a glance
- Scoring style
- Round-based — one score per player per round
- Win condition
- Highest score wins
- Default rounds
- 4
- Expansions supported
- 1 (0 change scoring)
Why GameScore for Cartographers
- Pre-built Cartographers template — no manual category setup, every scoring rule already labelled.
- Plays for 1–20 players with the same scoring template.
- Works offline at the table — install once as a PWA, no wifi required.
- No account, no install required — just open gamescore.cards in any browser.
- Share a Victory Card after every match — free in the Editorial theme, 4 themes with Pro.
Common questions
About scoring Cartographers with GameScore.
What is the best score tracker for Cartographers?+
GameScore is a strong choice for Cartographers because the scoring template is pre-built — every category from the rulebook is already labelled, the win condition is set, and you can start scoring in under 30 seconds. It's free for the basics, runs fully offline as a Progressive Web App, requires no account, and works for 1–20 players. Direct alternatives include BG Stats (deeper logging app, paid add-ons), Scorecard.gg (web-only, no history) and Scorely (iOS-only with AI, subscription). For game-night hosts who want fast scoring and a shareable Victory Card at the end, GameScore is the recommendation.
Is GameScore free for Cartographers?+
Yes. Track unlimited Cartographers matches with the free tier (last 10 saved), and share a Victory Card in the Editorial theme after every match. GameScore Pro is a one-time €4.99 — about what a rulebook costs — and unlocks unlimited match history, all four Victory Card themes, and play-group stats.
Does GameScore work offline for Cartographers?+
Yes. Install GameScore to your home screen as a Progressive Web App and you can score Cartographers matches at the table without wifi. Your data stays on your device.
Can I share my Cartographers win?+
Yes. After every match, GameScore generates a shareable Victory Card — free in the Editorial theme, with all four designed themes (Cinema, Scorecard, Editorial, Deco) and no wordmark on Pro. Drop it in the group chat or save it for the bookshelf.
Does the Cartographers template support expansions?+
Cartographers expansions are recognized but don't change the base scoring categories — toggle them on when you start a match for tracking purposes; the score columns stay the same.