The Golf Game: Par Excellence is a board game published in 1985 by Challenge sprl that simulates a game of golf on famous golf courses.
The Golf Game: Par Excellence is a board game published in 1985 by Challenge sprl that simulates a game of golf on famous golf courses.
The Golf Game: Par Excellence is a game for 1–4 players which simulates an 18-hole round of golf, using nine large laminated double-sided maps, [1] each of which displays a hole from a famous golf course: [2]
Each map contains a review and commentary about the hole by Robert Green. [3]
There are 13 "club" dice, one for each club that can be chosen, a Directional Die, and a Hazard die. There are also four different-coloured grease pencils. [3]
The first player uses a grease pencil to mark the position of their ball on the first tee. The player then indicates the desired direction of their drive by placing the transparent "Golf Meter" on the map. The player selects which club they want to use by picking up the appropriate die and declares whether they want to hit straight, draw or fade. The player then rolls the club die and the Directional die, and marks the ball's new location on the map. [3]
Play then continues with the next player's first shot.
General Games published a Dutch/French version in 1985. A multilingual version with rules in English, Dutch, French, German and Italian was published by Challenge sprl the same year. [2]
In Issue 4 of the UK games magazine Games International , Brian Walker stated that "This game should appeal to anyone with an interest in golf. If you've ever dreamed of teeing off at Cypress Point, California, now's your chance, for this is the next best thing." Walker concluded by rating the game 3 out of 5. [1]
In his 1989 book Golf Gadgets, Ben Hogan called this game "ingenious". Hogan especially liked the text about each hole by Robert Green, calling Green's comments "incisive ... [the] commentary is rich with anecdotes and tactical advice." Hogan concluded that the game "is as much fun to look at and read as it is to play." [3]
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