Hello I hope you and your family and friends enjoy
this game as much as me and my family.
The deck consists of 112 cards numbered from -5 thru 10. The object of the game is to get the lowest score after 9 hands ( ie 9 holes of golf)
Shuffle the cards and deal each player 9 cards face down. No one may look at their cards. Arrange your cards like Figure 1 next page (one note here the turned up cards are for example only so you can turn up any two cards that you like). Put the rest of the deck in the middle of the table and turn up the top card.
This deck is for two to 6 players, use two decks for 7 or more players. We have played with as many as 10 players.
Once each player has arranged their cards
(figure 1) You can start the game. The first card that is turned up in the discard pile is for the player too the left of dealer. Now you may choose this card and trade it with one of the cards in your hand. Example lets say the card turned up is a 5, you have three ways to play your hand.
1. discard it into the discard pile and turn up one of the cards that is face down in front of you,
2. Replace any of the cards that are turned up. Lets say you draw a 5 card and you have a 7 showing. You can discard the 7 and put the 5 in it’s place. (Remember lowest score wins),
3. Or. You may replace any one of the cards that are face down. BUT once you decide to do this you have to discard the card that was face down no matter what is it. (If you turn up the -5 or any other card it has to go to the discard pile.) SO choooose wisely my Son.
A twist to the game If you have three cards in a row (vertical ONLY) (figure 2) you can Sweep those cards away and put them in the discard pile (figure 3).
But notice you have three different tens. You can only sweep the same style tens.(figure 4).
To end each hole someone must turn up all of their cards. Each player after them has one last turn, Then when it gets back to the player who turned up their last card everyone counts their cards at face value (Figure 5). Record your scores on the score sheet and play the next hole, After 9 holes the player with the lowest score WINS!!! Good Luck have FUN
Figure 4
Figure 5
Keys to the Game:
When turning up the first two cards turn them up in the same column.
Try not to go out unless you have less than 20 points showing in your hand.
If you have only one card left down you can trade the card that you drew with a card that is face up to keep from going out.
Different Verisons:
Play Match play winner of each hand gets a point.
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Hello I hope you and your family and friends enjoy
