Card game: Golf

 Our family loves to play games together, especially on any holiday. Joshua's sister and her husband enjoy games too, and we are always trying to find new ones to play when we get together. But sometimes a good, old card game is fun too. This past Thanksgiving, we played a card game called "Golf." I remember my grandparents playing this game, so it is definitely not new. It is easy to learn and can be played with players aged 5 to 95!

Directions for Nine-Card Golf:

You'll need two decks of cards if you're playing with 4-8 people (leave the jokers in). Everyone gets dealt nine cards face down-- do NOT look at the cards! Arrange the cards in three rows of three cards. Each player will turn three cards face up.

Kings are wild cards, worth -2 points.

Jokers are wild, worth zero points.

You may try to get three cards in a row, up or down, and then each card is worth zero points. 

All other cards are worth face value. Aces are 1;  jacks and queens are 10 points.

The goal of the game is to get the lowest score, just like in golf at the range. You will draw a card either from the top of the pile or from the player on your right, and either discard or pass it to the next player in order. You may decide to keep it if it is a lower card or if you're collecting cards of that number. Suits do not matter.

When the first person turns over their ninth card, each other player has one more turn. This time, however, you may not take your neighbor's turned-up card; you MUST take from the draw pile only.

Then you take score by counting up your cards, and play another round. 

Here is a photo of my husband's winning hand:

I hope you enjoy playing this game! Let me know if you try it and if you have any questions!

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