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Learn your way around Golf Solitaire
Golf Solitaire gives you a focused activity to play in your browser. Remove all 35 tableau cards. Look at what changes after your first action. Choose a comfortable screen position before beginning. Look at what changes after your first action.
Seven columns of five, one stock pass. Free solo play, no wagering.
Something to practise
Read one step at a time and try it on the playing area. Match the instruction to the control you use. Use the example to check your reasoning.
Understand the aim
Remove all 35 tableau cards. Use the instructions to see which actions move you towards it. Try to explain the aim in your own words.
Start here and follow along
- Take an exposed bottom card one rank above or below the waste top, allowing ace–king wrapping.
- Click an exposed card or eligible pair to remove it.
- Draw when useful.
- Undo reverses a choice. New deal shuffles again.
How to interact with the game
Click or tap cards and piles. Wide tableaus scroll inside the game; use Undo, Hint and New deal where shown. Use the control method described here for this activity. Read the example below alongside these instructions.
Try this example
Waste queen accepts jack or king. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Consider the next action carefully.
A mistake to avoid
Random deals are not guaranteed solvable. A hint is a legal move, not a winning strategy. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again.
Answers about the rules and controls
As a new player, what is the goal of Golf Solitaire?
The key detail is this: Remove all 35 tableau cards.
Before I begin, how do I control Golf Solitaire?
For clarity: Click or tap cards and piles. Wide tableaus scroll inside the game; use Undo, Hint and New deal where shown.
For a quick reminder, what example helps explain Golf Solitaire?
Keep this in mind: Waste queen accepts jack or king.
As a new player, what should I watch out for in Golf Solitaire?
Here is the relevant explanation: Random deals are not guaranteed solvable. A hint is a legal move, not a winning strategy.
Before I begin, what format does Golf Solitaire offer?
Here is the relevant explanation: Seven columns of five, one stock pass. Free solo play, no wagering.
While learning, which play mode does Golf Solitaire use?
The mode on this page is Solo. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.