Description
Dutch Blitz
- ⚡ Fast-paced gameplay: race to empty your 10-card Blitz pile before opponents
- Easy-to-learn strategy: build Dutch piles starting with 1s, then matching 2s in ascending colour order
- Perfect for game nights: 2–4 players, ages 8+, with 160 cards included
Description
In Dutch Blitz, each player has their own deck of forty cards, with cards 1-10 in four colours; red and blue cards show a Pennsylvania Dutch boy, while yellow and green cards show a Pennsylvania Dutch girl. Each deck has a different symbol on the back to aid with card sorting between rounds.
At the start of each round, each player lays out three cards face up in front of her to create her post piles; places a face-up stack of ten cards, seeing only the top card, next to her post piles to create her blitz pile ; and holds the remaining cards in hand face down.
Playing at the same time, each player tries to empty her blitz pile. If she has a 1 on the top of any face-up stack, she plays it to the centre of the table to create a Dutch pile. If she has a 2 of the same colour as any 1 on top of a Dutch pile, she can place the 2 on the 1. All cards on a Dutch pile must be played in ascending order and must be the same colour. A player can also play from the blitz pile onto a post pile, or from one post pile onto another, but only if the numbers are in descending order and the boys and girls alternate.
If a player can't play anything, she can reveal cards from the stack in her hand, counting them out in groups of three, then laying them face up while revealing only the top card. She can play this top card onto a Dutch pile or post pile as long as she meets the rules for doing so.
As soon as a player empties her blitz pile, the round ends. Each player scores 1 point for each of her cards among the Dutch piles, then loses 2 points for each card remaining in her blitz pile. Players then sort all the cards and play another round. As soon as at least one player has at least 75 points, the game ends, and the player with the most points wins.
Note that while the Dutch Blitz: Expansion Pack allows for play of Dutch Blitz with up to eight players (by having differently colored card backs), it is also a standalone game and is therefore listed as a separate edition of Dutch Blitz despite the name.
- The Rules of Dutch Blitz®BRIEF IDEA OF THE GAME: The object of the game is as follows - the game consists of four decks of 40 cards each, and can be played by four, three or two persons. Each of the four decks has a different design: pump, carriage, pail and plough. Each player chooses one of these deck designs and keeps it for the duration of the game, regardless of the number of hands played. The front of these decorative cards, or faces, is printed in red, blue, yellow and green. The red and blue cards carry Pennsylvania Dutch Boy illustrations. The yellow and green cards carry a Pennsylvania Dutch Girl illustration. Each player builds three basic groups of cards in front of him, from which he will play the game. The groups of cards placed in position are referred to as the Post, Blitz and WoodPiles. The prime object of the game is to build as many cards in sequence - 1 through 10 - in the same respective colours in the centre DutchPiles, for points toward the game, using as many cards from the BlitzPile as possible (See Figure D). When the BlitzPile has been exhausted, the player has ''Blitzed" his opponents and won the hand. Cards for placement in the Dutch Piles can also be drawn from the player's Post and Wood Piles. Several hands, or rounds, must be played until a total of 75 points is accumulated by any one player who wins the game (See scoring description). Speed is essential in winning since everyone plays at the same time! Dutch Blitz is a fast-moving, exciting game for everyone.
