In the 4-card Golf card game, each player receives four cards, arranges them in a 2x2 grid, and aims to minimize their score by drawing, discarding, or swapping cards to achieve a low-value hand

Here's a more detailed breakdown of the rules:

Setup:

• Players: 2-4 players. 

• Cards: Use a standard 52-card deck. 

• Dealing: Deal four cards face down to each player, arranging them in a 2x2 grid. 

• Discard Pile: Place the remaining cards face down in the center and flip the top card to start the discard pile. 

• Peeking: Before play begins, each player may look at two of their face-down cards, then return them face down. 

Gameplay:

• Turns: Players take turns, starting with the player to the left of the dealer. 

• Drawing: On their turn, a player can either draw the top card from the draw pile or the discard pile. 

• Swapping/Discarding:

  • Swap: The player can choose to swap the drawn card with one of their face-down cards in their 2x2 grid. The swapped card must be turned face up. 

  • Discard: The player can discard the drawn card onto the discard pile. 

• Revealing: When a player swaps a card, the swapped card must be turned face up. 

• Ending the Round: The round ends when one player has all their cards face up (revealed). 

Scoring:

• Card Values:

  • Aces: 1 point. 

  • 2-10: Face value. 

  • Jacks and Queens: 10 points each. 

  • Kings: 0 points. 

• Pairs in a Column:

  If a player has two cards of the same rank in the same column, they score zero points for those matching cards. 

• Total Score:

  At the end of the round, each player calculates their total score by adding up the points of their face-up cards. 

• Winning:

  The player with the lowest total score wins the round. 

Variations:

• Knock:

  Some versions allow a player to "knock" (declare) at any point, ending the round after one more turn for each player. 

• Negative Scores:

  Some variations assign negative scores for certain card combinations, such as a square of the same face-point value.