Dutch Blitz - How to Play

Dutch Blitz isn't a new game, but you may not know how to play. We take a quick look at how to setup and play this competitive and fast card game for 2-4 players.

Dutch Blitz is based on the game Nerts, but it has its own unique flavor. It was created by German American immigrant Werner Ernst George Muller and is still beloved by many today.

In this video:
1:16 - Setup
1:53 - Post Piles
1:57 - Blitz Pile
2:05 - Wood Pile
2:27 - Playing the Game
3:25 - Playing on the Post Pile
3:50 - Ending a Round or Hand
4:10 - Scoring a Round
4:50 - Ending the Game
5:12 - What if Everyone is Stuck?

[christinamilano]

Thank you for explaining the game, but it’s still very confusing.😂

[wjh]

Thank you for explaining this game for me and my wife !

[evanmcgregor]

Hi thanks for the vid… the thing I’m still confused about which doesn’t seem to be explained clearly anywhere regards the woodpile:

Once I flip over three cards for the wood pile, I understand that I can only play the top one… but then once the top one’s played am I then allowed to play the one underneath? and then the one under that? until the three are gone… and then I can draw three more for the wood pile?

OR

Can I only ever play the top one of the three I draw? and even after I play it, if the one underneath is playable, I still must ignore it. I.e. I always must draw another three before playing from the wood pile again?

[mg-ubuv]

I am so confused about this game as multiple times I can make no moves, and the wood pile keeps just turning over in 3 cards and the same card is revealed (which I can’t use as it doesnt work on the post or dutch piles) and thus I just can’t make a move??

[jdm]

Looks like a simplified version of Nertz

[RichardFidler-zzhs]

You speak way too fast. Can't understand much of what you say.