Golf (patience)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/golf-patience

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the game classification?Solitaire (patience) card game
2. What is the tableau configuration?Features a tableau of 35 face-up cards, providing significant visible information
3. What is Golf (patience) and why is it called that?Golf (patience) is a card game where you try to get the lowest score, similar to playing a golf course with holes. The name comes from the sport because the goal is to finish with the fewest points.
4. How many cards do you start with in Golf (patience)?You begin with 35 face‑up cards in the tableau, plus a small foundation area where you build runs.

Tableau: The primary play area containing face-up cards that players manipulate.
Foundation: A designated area where ordered sequences of cards are built according to game rules.
Solitaire: A genre of card games played by a single player, often requiring strategic planning.