The Captain has final say over all checker plays, although he can ask his teammates for help in some situations. However, each player has his own doubling cube. He can double regardless of what his teammates do, and he can take or drop if doubled on his own. A chouette is played just like a money game. There is no match score you play one game, win or lose points, then go on to the next game.
Positions change every game.
Whether the Captain wins or loses, the next player in line becomes the Captain. The scoring is just points won or lost. Each player has a running score, of plus or minus a certain number of points, or even. If you were playing for money, you would multiply this by the stakes, and that s how many dollars ahead or behind you would be. Naturally, the sum of all the scores is always zero.