Nertz Card Game Scorekeeper and Rules

A fast, loud card game where everyone plays at the same time. Each player needs their own deck with a different back so the cards can be sorted after each hand. Also called Pounce.

Setup

• Each player shuffles their own deck and counts 13 cards face down into a pile, with the top card turned face up. This is your Nertz pile.
• Deal four cards face up in a row next to it. These are your work piles.
• Hold the rest of your deck as your stock.

Play

• There are no turns. Everyone plays at once when someone says go.
• The middle: any player can start a pile in the shared middle area with an ace, then build it up in the same suit, 2 through king. Anyone can play on any middle pile.
• Work piles: build down in alternating colors, like solitaire. You can move cards between your work piles and fill an empty one with the top of your Nertz pile.
• Stock: flip through your stock three cards at a time and play the top card when you can.

Ending a hand

When your Nertz pile is empty, call "Nertz!" and everyone stops at once.

Scoring

Winning

The first player to 100 wins.

Entering scores

Sort the middle piles by deck back and count each player's cards. Enter that and the cards left in each Nertz pile.