Golf
BGG rank
BGG #26,829
BGG rating
5.5

Golf

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Rules assistance for Golf

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 45 min
  • 7+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

Rules assistant for Golf

What would you like to know?

Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Golf is a board game for 2–6 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Memory.

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About the game

Golf is a card game played with one or more standard 52-card decks plus jokers, depending on the number of players. Generally, the game is played over 9 or 18 rounds, and the goal is to get the lowest score over those rounds. Each player is dealt cards in a 2x3 or 2x4 rectangle. On a turn, a player will replace one card out of the draw or discard pile to try to lower their score. A matched pair (top to bottom) is worth 0 points, pip cards are worth their number, face cards are worth 10, but kings are worth 0. When one player decides to stop, the other players get one more chance to lower their score before the round ends. There are restrictions on which cards can be played depending on which version of Golf you are playing. Many versions of Golf have evolved over the years, as happens with many standard card games.

Editions

  • GolfenBuffalo Games2021

Categories

Publishers

  • (Public Domain)
  • Buffalo Games

Questions and answers

Golf supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.