Book 1 · Out now
Pencil Links
The original. Four classic courses, from a gentle parkland stroll to a desert that eats golf balls.
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A golf course in a book.
Roll the die, draw your shot across the map, dodge the trees and the water, and sink your putt. Every book has four 18-hole courses, from a gentle stroll to a brutal finish.
4courses a book
72holes a book
1 to 4players
8+ages
HOLE7
PAR4
The books
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Book 2 · New for November 2026
The Quest for the Cup
The fantasy spin-off. Four magical courses with a few new tiles. You don't need Book 1 to play.
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Dice roller
No die? No problem.
Pick where your ball is sitting and tap Shot. The full roller has a bigger die for the table, and there's a themed die for every course.
Move 5 squaresor 4 · straight line · can fly over trees
How it plays
Tee off in under a minute
You need a book, a pencil and one six-sided die.
1
Roll
Roll the die. Every roll is one stroke. From sand, take 2 off the roll. Once per hole you can re-roll your tee shot, but you must keep the second roll.
2
Draw
Move exactly that many squares, or one fewer, in a straight line: up, down, left, right or diagonally. Dot where the ball stops.
3
Putt
On the green an odd roll moves 1 square and an even roll moves 2. Land on the cup and write your score in the box.
Four courses in every book
Choose your course
Every hole was generated, then played thousands of times by computer to set a fair par. In each book the courses get harder as you go, and every course is par 72.
1
Gentle
Meadowbrook Park
Wide fairways, lazy ponds and oak trees that mostly mind their own business.
PondsOak trees
2
Breezy
Gullwing Links
A salty seaside course. The ocean hugs the fairways and pot bunkers hide in the dunes.
OceanPot bunkers
3
Tricky
Old Timberline
Narrow corridors through ancient pines, sharp doglegs and a wandering creek.
PinesCreek
4
Brutal
Scorpion Dunes
Waste sand everywhere, broken fairways and island greens. Only legends finish under par.
Waste sandIsland greens
1
Gentle
The Long Road
A journey from the round doors of Hollowhill to the Fire Mountain. A small gold ring hides on every hole.
HillsChasmLava
2
Breezy
Spellcrest Academy
An old school of magic by a lake. Get past the Grumpy Willow and stay out of the dark forest.
Grumpy WillowStairs
3
Tricky
Dustreach Spaceport
A dusty spaceport under two suns. The dunes swallow short shots, so keep away from the Pit.
Deep dunesThe Pit
4
Brutal
Cretaceous Links
A park on a jungle island. Get through the stampede and back to the helipad before dark.
Tall grassStampede
Ways to play
Play solo or with friends
Stroke play
Play a course solo, add up your strokes and try to beat par. Then try to beat yourself.
Match play
Pass the book round with a different coloured pencil each. Win a hole by taking the fewest strokes.
Junior tees
No dice needed. Pick a club every shot and move exactly that far.
Wind
Spin your pencil at the tee for direction, roll for strength. A breeze pushes every shot 1 square downwind, a gale 2.
Keep score
Use the scorecard in the book, or the online scorecard for up to four players.
Replay it
Draw lightly and every map rubs out. Each course scorecard has room for four rounds.
Free tools
More ways to play online
Course builder
Paint your own hole, get a fair par and download it as a free printable PDF.
Build a hole