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Golf variant

Golf (Strict) Solitaire

Seven columns, one waste pile. Lowest score wins.

Golf Strict removes Ace-King wrap entirely. Sequences run strictly down from King to Ace, with no circular play. Live win rates fall to around 2% - the hardest Golf in the app, and a misplaced Ace can lose the game in three moves.

Golf (Strict) solitaire opening layout
Opening deal of Golf (Strict) - Golf family

How to play Golf (Strict)

Goal - Move all the cards to the Foundation

Decks

  • A standard deck (52 cards)

Redeals

  • No

Foundation

  • Built up or down by rank
  • ***Nothing can be placed on a King

Tableau

  • The top card of each pile is available for move

Stock

  • Press to deal one card to the Foundation

What makes Golf (Strict) different

  • Strict rules - auto-help, undo or rule-bending shortcuts present in the standard variant are removed.

Strategy & tips

  • Plan around your Aces. In Strict Golf, an Ace is essentially a dead end - only a 2 can land on it.
  • Track suits in the waste. Repeated ranks signal stalled chains and prompt earlier stock pulls.
  • Start with the longest possible chain rather than the easiest single move.

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