Dutch Blitz
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| Dutch Blitz | |
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 Cover art on a package of Dutch Blitz playing cards |
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| Players | 2-8 |
| Age range | 5 and up |
| Setup time | < 1 minute |
| Playing time | Approximately 5-10 minutes per round |
| Random chance | Medium |
| Skills required | Hand-eye coordination, speed, counting |
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[edit] Summary
Dutch Blitz (©) is a fast-paced, family oriented, action card game played with a specially printed deck. The game was created by Hans Ernst Mueller, a German immigrant from Pennsylvania Dutch country. The game is very popular among the Pennsylvania Amish and Dutch community, and among Christian groups in the United States and in Ontario, Canada (primarily in Dutch and German communities). The game is essentially the same as Nertz, with the essential difference being you can play Nertz with four standard playing decks, but must play Dutch Blitz on specialised decks.
[edit] Overview of Gameplay
[edit] Deck contents:
- 160 cards total:
- 4 decks; Pump, Buggy, Plow, and Bucket.
- Each deck includes 10 red, 10 blue, 10 green, and 10 yellow cards.
- 4 decks; Pump, Buggy, Plow, and Bucket.
[edit] Objective
The prime objective of Dutch Blitz is to play as many cards as you can into the center Dutch Piles. You do this by playing cards from your Blitz Pile, Post Piles, and Wood Pile on the Dutch piles. Dutch Piles are built up up in ascending order (from 1 to 10).
[edit] Game End/Point Scoring
The game ends when a player plays all 10 of the cards out of his/her Blitz Pile and yells "BLITZ!". Each player scores points as flows:
- Count the number of cards he/she has played in the Dutch Piles.
- multiply the number of cards left in his/her Blitz Pile multiplied by eight from the number of points gained from Dutch Piles.
Usually more rounds are played until one player reaches 75 points, yet some games have gone on for days at a time.
[edit] External links
Go to http://www.dutchblitz.com for the full rules.
