Golf

Cards 1–4 players Interactive lesson
Golf in Jambolaya
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How to play

Two to four players each get six cards laid out face-down in a 2×3 grid; the rest is the stock and its top card starts the discard pile. To open the hole, everyone flips exactly two of their own cards — the rest stay secret, even from you.

On your turn, draw the top of the stock or the discard, then either swap it into your grid (the replaced card goes to the discard, the new one lands face-up) or — stock draws only — throw the draw away and flip one of your face-down cards instead.

A taken discard must be swapped in.

The moment any grid is fully face-up, every other player gets exactly one more turn, then everything is revealed and scored: A=1, 2=−2, 3–10 face value, J and Q=10, K=0 — and a COLUMN of two equal ranks cancels to 0 for both cards. Low is good.

The course here is a shortened four holes; the lowest total after hole 4 wins.

Ways to play

  • Against the computerPlay on one device against a computer opponent.
  • Play together, nearbyWith family and friends in the same room: up to 4 players, each on their own phone or tablet. No Wi-Fi or internet needed. In the Jambolaya app.
  • Learn by playingA guided lesson on the real game teaches you the rules one step at a time.
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