How it’s played
Wolf is a 4-player points game with a rotating captain — the wolf. The rotation follows the player order, one wolf per hole. By convention the wolf tees off last and watches the other three drives, then chooses: pick one of them as a partner (2v2, best ball of each side decides the hole) or go lone wolf (1v3). A lone wolf hole pays at the lone multiplier (default 2×), and if blind wolf is enabled the wolf can declare before anyone tees off for the bigger blind multiplier (default 3×).
Each hole is worth the configured points (default 1, before multipliers) to every player on the winning side; ties push. The last two holes — the "pig holes" — default to whoever has the fewest points, giving the trailer a comeback shot; switch to "continue the rotation" for strict order.
During play the app shows whose turn it is to be wolf and records the partner / lone-wolf choice per hole; the leaderboard scores from those picks. The amount sets the money per point and the game settles zero-sum. Handicaps are on by default; uncheck for gross.
Settings you can change
- Use handicap strokesDefault: On
- Handicap allowanceDefault: 100%
The % of course handicap each player gets. 100% is standard for this format.
Shown when “Use handicap strokes” is on.
- Allow blind wolf (declare before anyone tees off)Default: Off
A blind wolf hole scores like lone wolf, at the blind multiplier.
- Blind wolf multiplierDefault: 3
Shown when “Allow blind wolf (declare before anyone tees off)” is on.
- Lone wolf multiplierDefault: 2
- Allow "throw back to the pack" (Pig)Default: Off
A chosen partner may reject the wolf and play solo against everyone else (including the wolf), at the throw-back multiplier.
- Throw-back multiplierDefault: 3
Points multiplier when a thrown-back player goes it alone (often higher than lone wolf).
Shown when “Allow "throw back to the pack" (Pig)” is on.
- Points per holeDefault: 1
- Wolf on holes 17–18Default: Player with fewest points (comeback wolf)
Classic wolf gives the last two holes ("pig holes") to whoever is trailing, for a comeback shot.
Every game also has its money settings, set on the same screen when the game is added.