Pusoy comparison worksheet: why four players make six pairs

Match the row before reading its cards

When reading an ordinary Pusoy result sheet, identify both the player and the row. Pagat describes each pair of players comparing corresponding hands: front against front, middle against middle and back against back. Comparing one player’s back with another player’s front answers the wrong question for that record.

This is different from checking one player’s own back–middle–front arrangement. That earlier check stays within one player’s cards. Here, keep the row name fixed and change the player. We will count the comparisons without supplying cards, choosing an arrangement or calculating a score.

Give every player pair one line

Use four fictional names: Ana, Ben, Cora and Dan. Write them in that order at the top of a blank page. Start with Ana and pair her with each later name. Then start with Ben and use only names later than Ben. Continue once more for Cora.

F, M and B abbreviate front, middle and back. Every cell retains both owners and the same row label. Leave all results blank: without the actual cards, no winner or tie has been established.

Count six pairs, then eighteen checks

The pair list has 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 lines. Ana / Ben and Ben / Ana refer to the same pair, so reversing the names does not add a seventh line. Each line contains three row checks, giving 6 × 3 = 18.

For an independent audit, count how often each name appears in the first column. Each should appear three times, once with every other player. That gives twelve name appearances, with two names on each of six lines. If one player appears only twice, look for a missing pairing; do not invent a result to fill the gap.

A completed check may eventually be labelled higher, lower or equal from a specified player’s perspective. The number of checks does not tell you how many were won. It also does not specify points, bonuses or payments.

Repair an incomplete comparison log

Circle the duplicated pairing and underline the mismatched row. On a fresh copy, use the systematic later-name method above and check each player’s three appearances. This produces an auditable blank grid rather than a guessed result sheet.

Keep the worksheet within its scope

The count assumes the ordinary four-player, pair-by-pair format described in the source. It is not a universal total for every Pusoy variant or special declaration. A different number of participants or a different comparison structure needs its own worksheet.

If the row labels are unclear in a photograph, use the front, middle and back positioning guide before filling the grid. Confirm the game name too: Pusoy Dos is a different game. No Tongits Go screen or scoring behaviour was tested here, and this exercise includes no stakes or arrangement recommendations.