How to play

NERTZ

The multiplayer solitaire race — empty your Nertz pile onto shared foundations fastest.

Setup

• A solitaire race for 2+ players, each with their own 52-card deck (this engine route is solo-vs-AI).
• Deal a 13-card Nertz pile (top card face-up), four 1-card work piles, and hold the rest as your stockpile.
• Foundations are shared in the centre of the table.

Playing

• Foundations build up A → K by suit; anyone may play a fitting card — first hand wins the slot.
• Work piles build down by alternating colour; an empty work pile takes any card.
• Flip your stockpile three at a time, with only the top card in play; recycle it when exhausted.

Scoring & winning

• The instant your Nertz pile empties, the round ends — call "Nertz!".
• Score +1 per card you played to the foundations and −2 per card left in your Nertz pile.
• First to the score target (100 in the full game) wins the match.