Rules
Golf Solitaire · Rules
Seven columns of five visible cards, a draw stock and a waste pile make up the layout.
Objective
Remove all 35 tableau cards by playing one rank above or below the waste.
Deal and setup
Seven columns of five visible cards, a draw stock and a waste pile make up the layout.
How to play — step by step
- Seven columns of five face-up cards. Move free bottom cards to the waste when they are one rank higher or lower. Suit does not matter. Remove all 35 column cards to win.
- You may enable king–ace wrapping before dealing. Without it, an ace connects only to a two and a king to a queen; playing a queen on a king is allowed. A king does not block further play in this variant.
- Turn stock cards manually one at a time, with only one pass through the stock. Empty columns cannot be filled. The game ends if the stock runs out and there is no move. Your score is the number of column cards removed.
Important rules to remember
Play example
With a ten on the waste, you may play a free nine or jack from a column; you cannot move cards between the columns.
Key terms
- tableau
- Main columns or layout of cards
- foundation
- Target piles for finished sequences
- stock
- Undealt cards used during play