Golf solitaire

Golf Solitaire, one direction and a lot of luck

Golf deals seven columns of five cards and gives you a single waste pile to build runs from. It is one of the quickest solitaires to play and one of the least forgiving.

How to play Golf solitaire

  1. Build the waste pile down or up by one rank from the top card, ignoring suit.
  2. Only the bottom card of each column can be played.
  3. Aces wrap in both directions.
  4. Turn one card from the stock at a time to keep the run alive.
  5. Clear all thirty-five tableau cards to win.

Golf questions

Is Golf solitaire winnable?

Often, but a lot depends on the deal and on saving your Kings and Aces, which can only be played next to their neighbours.

Why can I not play a card from the middle of a column?

Every column is a stack. Only the bottom card is exposed until the ones below it are cleared away.