Nine-Card Golf (3×3)

How to score Nine-Card Golf (3×3)

1. Deal nine cards to each player in a 3×3 square and turn three face up to begin.
2. Play the selected Nine-Card Golf draw and replace rules.
3. At the end of each deal, total cards under your selected values and apply any agreed triple match cancellations.
4. Enter the final hand score. Lowest total after nine deals wins.

What this scorekeeper records

The scorekeeper adds the hand values you enter; enter each layout’s final points after your table resolves matches. The scorekeeper does not inspect the 3×3 card layout.

Enter each layout’s final points after your table resolves matches. The scorekeeper does not inspect the 3×3 card layout.

Scoring example

A vertical triple of Queens scores zero under this cited version; an unrelated row or diagonal does not cancel unless your table chose that variation.

Variant notes

• This is the 3×3 nine-card layout, not the supplied nine-hand Golf game. It is usually played with two or more decks.
• This scorecard uses a cited variant: A=1, 2=−2, 3–10 face value, J/Q=10, K=0; a vertical column of three equal ranks scores zero.
• Other 3×3 Golf rules treat row/diagonal matches differently. Agree how intersecting matches work before play; enter each final layout total manually.

Use each linked source for its named variant. House rules and editions can differ.

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