Golf Solitaire is a one-player card game where you clear the tableau by moving exposed cards to the waste pile. A card can be played when it is one rank higher or lower than the top card in the waste. Suits do not matter. Plan your moves carefully because there are no redeals once the stock is used.
Clear all 35 tableau cards by playing exposed cards one rank higher or lower than the waste. Suits do not matter, and you can change direction during a run when the ranks allow it.
For complete rules, scoring details and mode explanations, see the full Golf Solitaire how-to guide. Also see How to Play Tri Peaks, How to Play Solitaire, and How to Play FreeCell.
Only the exposed card at the end of each tableau column can move. It must be exactly one rank higher or lower than the waste card. If the waste shows a 7, an exposed 6 or 8 works. Suits do not matter, and you can reverse direction whenever the ranks allow. Empty columns stay empty and cannot be reused.
The waste starts empty, so draw one stock card to begin. After that you may draw whenever you want, even if a tableau move is open. There are no redeals. If the stock empties, you can still keep going as long as a legal tableau card matches the waste.
Easy allows Ace-King wrapping: Aces connect to 2s or Kings, and Kings connect to Queens or Aces. Medium removes that wrap: Aces meet 2s, Kings meet Queens. Hard also has no wrap, and a King ends the run: you can play a King on a Queen, but nothing after that King. Aces still connect to 2s.
Lower scores are better. Leftover tableau cards add one stroke each. Clear the tableau and unused stock cards reduce your score (negatives are possible). Play 1 Hole or 9 Holes; in a nine-hole round the hole scores add together.
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