Side game · 2–4 players
How to play Rabbits
Also called: rabbit · chasing the rabbit
Win a hole and you catch the rabbit. Hold it to the turn and you get paid — hold it to 18 and you get paid again.
The rules
- Winning a hole outright catches the rabbit.
- Another player winning a hole outright sets it free and takes it.
- Whoever holds the rabbit at the end of hole 9 collects one unit from every other player.
- The rabbit then resets, and whoever holds it at the end of hole 18 collects again.
- Two separate rabbits a round — front nine and back nine.
A worked example
Setup. $5 rabbit, four players.
- C wins hole 3 and catches the rabbit.
- Nobody wins a hole outright through hole 9.
Result. C is holding it at the turn and collects $5 from each player, +$15. A fresh rabbit starts on hole 10.
This is exactly how Bagpipe Golf settles it: hole by hole, zero-sum, no arguing at the 19th.
Variations and house rules
- Some groups play one rabbit for all 18 rather than resetting at the turn. The app resets, which keeps the back nine live.
- Others require the rabbit to be caught before it can be paid, so an untouched front nine pays nothing. The app pays whoever holds it.
How it works in the app
- Add Rabbits at setup with a unit value.
- Enter scores; the live screen shows who currently holds it.
- Settlement shows the holder at 9 and at 18 and what each collected.
Rabbits FAQ
- What if nobody has the rabbit at the turn?
- That happens when no hole on the front was won outright. Nothing is paid and a new rabbit starts on the back.
- Does a tie take the rabbit away?
- No — a tie changes nothing. The holder keeps it until somebody wins a hole outright.