Three Pins

About Three Pins

Three Pins calls itself the daily golf game for the internet. It is a full 3D golf game in the browser, with twelve courses for free play, but its centre is the Daily Challenge: three holes, the same for every player that day, played once for a score. The round posts the moment you finish, and if you step away you can pick up where you left off.

Shots work like a slingshot. You drag back from the ball to aim and set power, shown as a share of the club's distance, then release. Before each shot you read the yardage, the wind arrow, the elevation of the pin and your lie: rough takes away power and spin, a bunker more so, and water or out of bounds costs a stroke and a replay from where you hit. You can add draw or fade, hit higher or lower, and collect power-ups by flying the ball through floating rings, such as a shot that ignores the wind or a free do-over if you find water.

After the round you see the day's score distribution and leaderboards for everyone and for friends, and a calendar tracks the days you have played. Beyond the daily there is free play over 18 holes and a party mode where friends play the same holes live in stroke play, skins, match play or an elimination race.

It suits golf fans and anyone who likes a short daily game of judgement rather than words. Playing as a guest works; an account keeps stats, unlocks and friends across devices.

How to play Three Pins

1. Open Three Pins, enter a display name and start today's daily.
2. Read the distance, wind, elevation and your lie before each shot, and pick a club.
3. Drag back from the ball to aim and set power, add draw, fade or height if you need it, and release.
4. Hole out on all three holes; your score posts as soon as you finish the third.
5. Check the score distribution and the leaderboard, then come back tomorrow to keep your streak.

Tips

• Treat the power percentage as a share of the club's yardage, then adjust for wind and elevation.
• Uphill plays longer and downhill shorter; club up or down rather than forcing power.
• Avoid the rough near the green: it takes spin away, so the ball will not hold.
• Water and out of bounds mean a stroke and a replay with no safe drop, so play away from them.
• Save a Shield or Calm power-up for the hole where water or wind is most in play.

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