In The Train, positive points are awarded thusly:
• Par - 1 point
• Birdie - 2 points
• Eagle - 5 points
The object is to accumulate the most points over the course of your round. But there's a catch, and it's a big catch. If at any point in the round you make two bogeys in a row - or one double-bogey - you lose all your points are start over again at zero.
Groups can choose to set a monetary value for each point and pay out based on the differential in points. Or all members of the group can contribute to a pot before the round starts; at the end of the round, divvy up the pot based on percentage of total points earned (for example, if 28 total points are earned by the members of your group, and you earned 14 of them, you win 50-percent of the pot).
