Halved

Say what you are playing for before anyone tees off. SPOTS — named, not just counted. Halved used to tally your extras without knowing what they were, so the argument on the 18th was never "how many did he have" but "we weren't playing pollies". Now the group ticks the list when the game is set up: greenie, sandy, poley, chippy, barky, Hogan and snake, with anything else going in as Other — the list belongs to your group, not to us. On the hole, tap + Spots beside a golfer and tick what he made, one of each per hole. Birdies and eagles are read off the card and never entered; an eagle counts two and does not stack with the birdie. A snake counts against you. The leaderboard names them, so a total reads "chippy on 2, birdie on 2, greenie on 7" rather than a number nobody can check. THE GREENIE CARRIES. Par 3s only, and one winner or nobody. Three things at once: on the green in one from the tee, closest to the hole, and a par. So closest and then three putts pays nobody. When no one keeps it, it rolls to the next par 3 worth double, and again after that. Miss the last par 3 of the round and it is void. Correct a score later and every par 3 after it moves to match. SKINS JUNK — the same list, the same sheet. A junk is still worth a skin, and the two carries run separately: a tied hole carries the skin, an unclaimed par 3 carries the greenie, and either can happen without the other. Rounds already played keep the junk they were settled with. HOT SPOT IS NOW HOT SEAT. The same game — one golfer anchors the hole and his score counts whatever it is, and the seat rotates. Only the name moved. ALSO IN THIS RELEASE • 40 Balls two figures ask different questions now: one is pace — how many a hole to reach 40, and how many of the 40 are chosen — and the other is where you stand, net and balls to spare • Hot Seat can be set as a Road Trip game • A round plays one group game. Irish Rumble, Better Ball, Hot Seat and 40 Balls rank the same groups the same way, so choosing a second one now turns the first off instead of quietly running both • + Spots and + Junk read as buttons, and are easier to hit • Sixes picks the same opening pair however the groups were entered