GTCG🏌️♀️Easy Learning Guide
This guide will get you playing in just a few minutes.
⚠️ Special Cards Explained
Golf Cards (The Best!)
- Value: 0 points
- What they do: Give you the lowest possible score
- Strategy: Always keep these!
Wild Cards (Super Flexible!)
- Value: Any number you choose (1-16)
- What they do: Can be any number to help make pairs or low scores
- Strategy: Great for making matching sets!
FORE! Cards (The Game Changer!)
- Value: 10 points (high - not great for your score)
- Special Power: When you place one face up, yell "FORE!" and swap it with ANY face-up card from ANY other player
- Important: You MUST use this power on or before your last turn of the hole
- Strategy: Steal low-value cards from other players!
Mulligan Cards (Second Chances!)
- When you get them: Only on holes 1 and 10
- How to use: After everyone's normal turns are done AND all your cards are face up, you can replace any of your cards with your Mulligan
- Important: You don't know what the Mulligan card is until you use it - it's a gamble!
📦 What's In The Box?
72 Cards Total:
- 4 Golf Cards (worth 0 points - these are great!)
- 4 Wild Cards (can be any number you want)
- 64 Number Cards (1-16 in four colors: Green, Red, Yellow, Blue)
- Fore! Cards (13-Green, 14-Red, 15-Yellow, 16-Blue)
🎯 What's The Goal?
Simple: Get the lowest score possible over 9 or 18 "holes" (rounds).
- Just like golf - lower scores are better!
- You don't need to know anything about real golf to play
⏱ Quick Start Setup
For Each Hole:
- Deal 4 cards to each player face down in a 2x2 grid
- Special holes 1 & 10: Deal a 5th card (called a "Mulligan") - set it aside face down
- Place remaining deck in the center
- Flip one card from the deck to start the discard pile
Before Playing:
- Look at 2 of your 4 cards (just once!)
- Remember what they are, then put them back face down
- Never look at your Mulligan card (if you have one)
🔄 Your First Turn - Step by Step
Turn Overview:
Each turn has 3 simple steps: Draw - Decide - Discard
Step 1: Draw a Card 📥
Pick one:
- Take the top card from the deck (you don't know what it is)
- Take the top card from the discard pile (you can see what it is)
Step 2: Decide What to Do 🤔
Choose one:
- Keep the card you drew and replace one of your face-down cards with it (place it face up)
- Don't keep it and put the card you drew on the discard pile
Step 3: Check for Special Cards & Discard 📤
- If you just placed a FORE! card face up, you can use its special power (see Special Cards section)
Important Rules:
- Face-up cards stay face up (you can't flip them back over)
- Face-down cards stay mysterious until you replace them
- The goal is to replace your highest cards with lower ones