I am looking for ways to track scores for games where the included score tracking is not great. I would like something tactile, I already use apps but I'd prefer not to fidget with digital devices at the table.
Ideally I'd like something that's:
tactile, should be enjoyable to manipulate with our meat appendages
easy to read
robust, should resist some minor knocking about without losing the scores
track 2-4 players
go up to at least 100 and preferably also track 100s
should be easy to increase or decrease scores in any increments
shouldn't take up too much table space
The closest thing I see is a cribbage peg board. Or possibly an abacus. Or maybe one of those click wheels but those don't usually handle larger increments well. Any other options?
Ah yeah, that's what I meant by "click wheel", I didn't know what they are called. :)
I think larger increments (like score going up or down by 10) are a bit awkward with those, right?
Yeah, it's hard to find mechanical ones that can increment by ten, and I'm not sure if I've ever seen one that can increment down as well as up.
If you do all scores by ten you can cheat and draw an extra zero to the right of the dial number lol. But if it's scores like 1, 2, 5, 10... its tricky.
I've used coloured glass stones in the past. Use different colours for 1s 10s 100s. It's not perfect, but t tub of these is pretty cheap iirc and great in a sack as a life counter in games like escape the dark castle!
What you need is a baseball umpire clicker but modded to have 4x10 wheels instead of 2x3(outs, strikes), 1x4(balls) and 1x9(innings). There are plastic ones, this metal one would be great if modded to fit your needs.