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Acey Ducey (also known as Aces and Deuces or spelled Acey Deucy) is a golf betting game that can get expensive very quickly if you are having an off day at the golf course.  This golf variation is really only suitable for groups of four golfers of equal skill.

Before the round begins, an Ace bet and a Deuce bet are set.  The Ace bet is usually twice the amount of the Deuce bet.  For example, an Ace bet is $2 and a Deuce bet is $1.  One each hole, the player with the best score will be the Ace and the player with the worst score will be the Deuce.

In our example, the golfer that wins the Ace gets $2 from each of the other players and the golfer that gets the Deuce owes $1 to each of the other players.  So, for example, if player 1 wins the hole he wins $7 ($2 from each other player and an extra $1 from the player with the Deuce).  The player with the Deuce will pay out $5 ($1 to each other player and $2 to the Ace player).

If there is a tie for either the Ace or the Deuce, no money is awarded for the hole but you can carry over the wagers from a tie hole.  If you’d like to reduce the amount of money changing hands, you can just ignore ties but if you’d like to keep the game really interesting (and maybe expensive!) carry the wagers over from each hole.

Acey Ducey is a great game that makes for some very interesting rounds and you can see how a player who “wins” the Deuce too often in a round will have quite the expensive day at the golf course!

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