The game ends when both players pass. That&#x27;s very simple and clear.<p>You score by counting the number of unoccupied points in your territory and adding the number of your opponent&#x27;s stones you captured, + the &quot;komi&quot; that the second player gets to make up for going second (usually 6.5 for a full size board). (A common technique is to place all the stones you captured on empty points in your opponent&#x27;s territory, so that you&#x27;re subtracting the number of your captures from their territory). The only possible ambiguity there is around what constitutes territory; if you like then as a beginner you can just make the rule &quot;unoccupied points in regions surrounded entirely by stones of your colour&quot;, which will make for a few tedious turns at the end where you fill in the last few gaps but won&#x27;t change the scoring at all.