Begin by dealing out 7 columns of 5 overlapping cards. Set the remaining cards below this tableau, and flip one card to start the waste pile. It should look something like this first picture.

Play by moving cards from the tableau to the waste pile in numerical order, up or down, regardless of suit or color*. In this example I flipped over a four first, then brought down a five, a four, and another five before I ran out of moves. Time to flip another card from the remaining deck.

After a while of play, I ran out of space to spread out the waste pile! So I just stacked it all up and kept on moving cards down, in numerical order, flipping over a new card when I couldn't move any more down from the tableau.

And here I am, no more plays. I managed to discard all but six cards, so my score for this hand is 6. That's not a bed score for me - my score's usually about 10. If I had cleared the tableau my score would be zero, minus however many cards were left in the deck.

While I rarely finish a game of golf, I quite how the game plays. The simple mechanic is pleasantly diverting, and it does call for some skill. You may be wondering "So why is the game called Golf?" The name comes from how the score is kept over several games.

Each hand of Golf is one "hole." The number of "strokes" for each "hole" is the score for that hand. Par for 9 "holes" is 36. In other words, if you play nine games and your total score is less than 36, you're doing very well - and a whole lot better than I usually do!

If you have some time between hands of Golf, feel free to hop on over to the forums to share what games you like to play!