Nertz Card Game

3/25/2022

Nertz is a very unique card game and skill is definitely a major factor. Though strategy is involved, obtaining victory in Nertz is not solely dependent upon it. Skills such as card recognition, anticipation, hand eye-coordination and the speed at which these skills are applied are all major keys that winning Nertz players tend to develop. Nertz is a fast-paced card game that is similar to solitaire, but played with two or more people, who use two or more decks of cards. It is the perfect game for family night-kids can easily learn the rules or play as partners with their parents. Nertz is a crazy ninja fast, real-time, multiplayer card game like Solitaire. Nertz is a combination of the card games Speed and Solitaire. The goal of the game is to play all of your Nertz cards before the other player do. Game play is similar to Solitaire but all players share their Foundation piles and need to play ninja fast to win.

A new twist on the all-time favorite card game, Nertz Solitaire is competitive solitaire at its best. Just like traditional solitaire, build piles of cards in ascending and descending order, but with a action-packed twist. Win by scoring the most points and getting rid of your Nertz pile before your opponent. Enjoy 3 exhilarating game modes.
Nertz is a fast-paced, real-time, multiplayer card game involving multiple decks of playing cards. It is often described as a combination of the card games Speed and Solitaire. Nertz is known by a number of different names: Hell, Nerts, Pounce, Peanuts, Racing Demon and Squinch The name 'Nertz' appears to be the most recognized.

A Peek at the Fun:If you are looking for a fun and simple game to play, Nertz card game is it! Perfect for the entire family, and super easy to learn.

We are so excited to introduce you to this quick paced game of Nertz. It’s a fun and simple game to play and to learn making it perfect for any occasion. All you need is a deck of cards per player and you are all set!

Let’s learn to play Nertz…we promise you’ll love it!

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Nertz Card Game:

If you’ve played Solitaire this will be a lot like that. It’s really just a variation of Solitaire, but played in groups and is fast paced.

What you Need:

A Standard Deck of Cards Per Player-(affiliate) Bicycle Standard (2 Deck Pack)

Object of the Game:

The object of the game is to get rid of the Nertz pile of cards. Once that pile is gone, that player wins.

Game Set Up:

Number of players can range from 2 players and up.
Each player use their own deck of cards (no jokers).
Shuffle cards. Count out 13 cards and place them in a pile with the top card turned up…this is your Nertz pile.
Place 4 single cards face up next to the Nertz pile creating your “work piles”
Leave an open area in the middle of the players for the common area (which we’ll explain later).
The remaining cards each player has will be their “stock pile” to be used during the game.
It should look something like the image below.

How to Play Nertz:

Each player will play on their own “work piles” using their Nertz pile and their “stock pile” cards. The only cards that will be played as a group is in the middle area where the aces will go.
When the game is started every player begins to play their cards. There are a couple ways to play through a player’s cards. Cards can be played in the “common area” starting with an Ace and played same suit in numerical order up to a King. Each player can play on their own “work piles” alternating colors and counting down in numerical order. For instance, if a black Queen is showing, the player can play a red Jack followed by a black 10 and so on down the line.
Players will be working through their “stock pile” cards turning every 3rd card up. If the 3rd card can be played in the “common area” or on the player’s “work piles” the player can play that card. Remember, the idea is to get rid of the Nertz pile so always take the opportunity to play that card first.
Once a card is played from the Nertz pile, the player will flip over the next card on the pile.
Players can always have 4 “work piles” so when there’s an empty slot the top card from the Nertz pile can be moved in that slot. Kings from the “stock pile” cards can also be placed in an empty slot, but moving the Nertz pile is priority so that is usually the best move.

How to Win Nertz:

Being the first player to play all of the cards from the Nertz pile wins the game! The player simply shouts “Nertz” to signal the end.

We hope you have so much fun playing this Nertz card game…it’s really one of our favorites!

2 player card games

To start, you will need:

2-4 players
Regular decks of cards per player – with different backs

This is a super fast paced game that is like playing Solitaire with other people, while playing off of each other.

OBJECT OF THE GAME
It’s a race to see who can get rid of their cards from the “Nerts” pile first. Play continues in rounds until reaching a pre-determined number.

SETTING UP THE GAME

Each player uses one deck of cards (all have to have different backs). S/he will deal a pile of 12 cards face down, last card will be face up on top (so 13 cards total). 0003Next to the “Nerts” pile, each player deals four cards face-up, side by side – these are called “work” piles. 0003The rest of the cards in the players deck are held face down. These cards, called stock cards, will be turned over three at a time onto a face up stack. This will be the discard pile. Players need to be set up across from each other so that they can have access to a common area. The common area will be explained below.

HOW TO PLAY

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Once everyone has their cards set up, someone will say – “ready, set, go.”
All players will start playing on their own cards at the same time – similar to playing Solitaire with their work piles.
Players must alternate red, black, red, black in their work piles.
The main objective is to get rid of the “Nerts” pile by playing cards from that pile into his/her work pile.
At the same time, players will move cards into the common area – starting only with an Ace and adding to any stack with the same suit. These are called “foundations.”
Each player an only use *one* hand at a time to move cards but can hold his/her stock cards in the other hand.
Each player is only allowed to move his/her cards – in his work piles and in the common area.
0003If two+ people are trying to play at the same time, the first card played stays there while the others are returned to the player.
When a player gets rid of all of his/her cards in the Nerts pile, he or she will yell out “Nerts” and the round is over.

WORK PILES

There are four work piles – each player deals their 4 out at the beginning of the game.
Each work pile goes in descending order, alternating color. 0003
For example: if you start with a red 9, the next cards would be black 8, red 7, black 6, etc.
Like Solitaire, you can move any card in one of your work piles onto another work pile if it coordinates.
When moving cards and you have a blank space in your work piles (there should be 4 showing at all times), you will take the next card from your “Nerts” pile and flip it over into that blank space.
To add more cards to the common area, move cards to make room for others and earn more points, each player can take cards from their work piles and add them to the common area in a foundation when it fits.
For example: if there is a 7 of diamonds in one of the “foundations” and the player has a 6 of diamonds showing in one of their work piles, s/he can add it to that foundation.

NERTS PILES

With the goal of getting rid of your Nerts cards first, cards from the top of that pile are to be played quickly onto an empty space in your work piles OR if they fit, they can also be played onto one of your existing work piles. Or they can be played directly onto a foundation too. 0003
When you have played the top card of your Nerts pile you can turn the next card of the pile face up. 0003
When your Nerts pile is gone, you can call “Nerts!” but you aren’t required to.

How To Play Nertz Card Game

FOUNDATIONS

“Foundations piles” are built in the common area.
They always start with an Ace and go by suits only.0003
For example: if you have a 3 of spades, the next card to be played would be 4 of spades. A 4 of diamonds could not be played. 0003
These piles are played until King and then they can be moved aside.
Players can start a new foundation pile if they have an Ace. S/he just adds it to the common area in the middle of all of the players.
Players add to foundation piles from the top of their Nerts pile, lowest card from a work pile and/or the top of the card of the waste pile. 0003
All players can play on any foundation.

WASTE PILES

Players can turn over cards from your stock three at a time and put them face-up onto your waste pile.
At the start of the game, there is no waste pile.
The top card of the waste pile can be played into one of the work piles or a foundation pile if it fits.
If ALL players are stuck and nobody can play any of their cards on a work pile or foundation piles, all players can stop.
At this point, every player would take the top card from his/her “stock” pile in their hand and keeping it face down, move it to the bottom of their stack.
This will change up the order of cards and players should be able to once again play.
If only one player is stuck, s/he has to wait for everyone else to get stuck to do this.
But if other players keep playing, often a play will become available.

ADDITIONAL RULES

The person who “goes out” doesn’t have to call “Nerts” when they are done.
They can keep playing to improve their score (more on that below).
You are never forced to play a card if it isn’t in your best interest – you can always wait.

HOW TO SCORE

When someone calls “Nerts!” the round is over and everyone takes down their score.
Each player scores one point for each of their own cards that they played in the foundations of the common area. 0003
This is where the back of the cards comes into play – the foundation piles have to be sorted out according to the owners of the cards. 0003
All players except the one who called Nerts also subtract two points for every card left in their Nerts pile when the round ended.
Calling Nerts does not guarantee the highest score – it depends on how many cards are played in the common area. 0003
Rounds continue until a player scores a pre-determined number (ie – 100 points, 200 points, etc).
Whoever reaches that number, wins!

I created a printable version of these rules so that you can download and refer to:

Download this set of game rules and score sheet. For personal use only.

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