How to play Golf Solitaire

The deal is seven columns of five face-up cards, 35 cards in all. Below them sit a stock of 16 cards and a single card that starts the pile.

Only the bottom card of each column is free. Tap a free card to play it onto the pile if its rank is exactly one higher or one lower than the pile's top card. Suit and color never matter, so a 7 can go on a 6 or an 8 of any suit.

When no column card fits, tap Draw to turn the next stock card onto the pile and start again from that card. Clear all 35 column cards to win the course. If the stock runs out and nothing plays, the round is over.

Golf rules on this table

This version plays "around the corner": an Ace can go on a King and a King can go on an Ace, so the top and bottom of the ladder are never dead ends. In the strictest classic rules nothing plays on a King, which makes many deals impossible.

Each deal is a single pass through the stock, and there is no undo, so think before you tap. Playing a string of cards in a row builds a combo, and drawing from the stock resets it. Emptying a whole column and clearing the course both pay a bonus in Neons.

Hint shows you a legal play when you are stuck, and New deal starts a fresh course at any time.

Golf Solitaire tips

• Look for the longest chain before you play. A run like 6-7-8-7-6 can clear several columns at once.
• Don't rush to play a card just because you can. If two cards fit, pick the one that keeps a longer run going after it.
• Save the stock. Every draw ends your combo, so squeeze every play out of the current pile card first.
• Work on columns with cards that are hard to reach. A column with three Kings buried in it needs the pile to pass through Queens and Aces at the right moment.
• Count what is left. When the stock is low, plan backwards from the cards you still need to clear.

Is Golf Solitaire free?

Yes. HypeGameRoom is free: no sign-up, no download and nothing to buy to play. Arcade games reward Neons, a play-only currency that can never be cashed out.

Can you play an Ace on a King in Golf Solitaire?

Here, yes. This table plays the wrap-around variant, so Ace goes on King and King goes on Ace.

Does suit matter in Golf Solitaire?

No. Only rank matters: a card can be played if it is one rank higher or lower than the top of the pile.

Can I undo a move?

No. Golf is played without undo here, so plan your run before you tap.