In 5 Pin the bowler has three shots at knocking down five pins sixty feet away.
The pins targeted have different point totals associated with each, totalling 15 as follows:
- Head pin - 5 points
- Middle pins - 3 points each
- Corner pins - 2 points each
Scoring terms:
- Strike - all pins knocked down by the first ball bowled
- Spare - all pins are knocked down by the first two balls in a frame
- Foul - a portion of the bowler's foot or body extends beyond the foul line.
- Corner pin - When all pins knocked down with the exception of one corner pin
- Head pin - When only the 5-pin is picked out by the first ball bowled in the frame
- Split - the 5-pin and one of the 3-pins are knocked over by the first ball bowled
- Aces - only the two corner pins remain standing after the first ball bowled
- Chop-off - The 5-pin and the 3-and 2-pins on either side are knocked over by the first ball