Burraco is a game that seems to be very simple when thinking about scoring. Unfortunately this is not true and we can say that the scoring rules are actually complicated. They are among the most complicated in rummy games. You have to understand them and you can only do this if you first memorize them.
A burraco game will end when a team will get to 3000 points or more. Different hands are played till that score is reached by a team. You gain points by making runs of 3 or more cards. You basically gain points based on the cards that you are melding.
The cards that are from 3 to 7 are worth 5 points. Cards from 8 to king are worth 10 points. Any ace is worth 15 points and the deuce is worth 20 points. The cards that are not melded at the end of a hand will be scored negatively and become penalty points.
There are also some special burraco scoring rules that you need to know about. A clean run is worth 200 extra points and a dirty run is worth 100 extra points. The extra is added to the total point value of all the cards that are included in the run. One run with 7 clean cards and one deuce will be worth 150 points. You should also know that a penalty of 100 points is taken from the team if a pot hand was not taken.
When the game ends due to the fact that the cards are finished before a pot is picked up the player has two options. He can either take out the total of all the cards in the hand or take out 100 points from the total. The winning team will also receive a bonus of 100 points over
the points that have already been awarded till then.
Although not necessarily a part of burraco scoring rules, it is highly important that you understand that as your team gains more points there will be a forced minimum initial meld value that needs to be met. If you have less than 1500 points the initial meld needs to be of 50 points. If you have more than 75 points is the value needed for the first meld. Read and learn all burraco terms to be able to play professionally.