Dutch Blitz - Fast Paced Card Game for 2-4 Players Ages 8+, 160 Cards, Easy to Learn

I read the instructions, for two players.Set-up for Two Players is as follows:1. Each player (for 2 players) gets 40 cards of the same design (I chose the carriage)2. Each player deals herself 5 cards face-up (carriage-side down)3. Each player deals herself a stack of 10 cards face-up, to the right of the other 5 cards.5. Each player holds her remaining cards in one hand.The row of 5 cards is like Solitaire. You can move one card at a time to create descending cards, just like Solitaire. You can do this by moving one card from the row to another column in the row, or from taking one of the cards from the stack of 10 cards that are to the right of the row of 'solitaire' cards. Just like solitaire: the cards must 'alternate' suites. These cards don't have Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades like regular playing cards. There are dutch boys (blue and red cards) and dutch girls (yellow and green cards). So if you have a red 10 dutch boy card, you can only put a green or yellow dutch girl card with it.You accumulate points by contributing to the 'dutch pile' in the center of the table. These piles are made by placing a '1' card of any color in the middle, and anyone may place a '2' card on top of it, as long as it is the same color. This goes all the way up to the highest card: 10. If you have another '1' you can start a new pile in the dutch pile. The goal is get rid of the cards in your stack of 10, which is the second 'set' that you dealt to yourself.What threw me off: the remaining cards that were NOT part of the row or stack. These are what you use if you can't move anything from your Solitaire pile to the dutch pile and if you cannot use any of the stack of 10 cards to contribute to the dutch pile. What you do in this case is flip over 3 cards, and the third card is the one that you can try to play. You can do this repeatedly, without shuffling them, while also trying to use the cards in your stack and the cards from your little solitaire setup.When you run out of cards from your stack of 10, you shout BLITZ and all play stops. Accomplishing this (running out of that stack) is a good thing, because like rummy: there's nothing left to deduct point-wise. Your solitaire cards and any left in the 'big' stack are shuffled together and set aside. All cards in the center pile / dutch pile are flipped over and separated by design (carriage, plow, pump etc). Since you shouted 'blitz' you don't need to deduct any points from the points that you've accumulated in the center/dutch pile. Other players need to deduct any point left in their stack of 10 cards from whatever they've contributed to the middle.It is like solitaire, rummy, and memory all combined into one weird game. Don't let the names of the piles confuse you! Post pile, Blitz pile, wood pile, dutch pile, some other kind of pile. Who cares.Note - I bought two identical packs (the green box) because they were a Deal, reasoning that combing two decks would equal the ability for up to 8 people to play (just how you'd use two decks for larger groups wanting to play rummy or poker). However after seeing the deck: this will not work, because each player needs her own 'design' (carriage, plow, pump, etc) and if you combined two decks then it would be impossible to tell whose Carriage card is whose. You'd need to buy the expansion pack (purple box) if you want more than 4 people to be able to play - I'm assuming that the expansion deck has different designs on the backs of the cards.

This game has been around for a while and my family just started playing it. This is the expansion pack, helpful if you want to play with more than just the original four decks that come in the starter deck. Fast paced/quick game.

Highly recommend this game! This expansion pack has allowed us to increase the players, which makes for a fun fast-paced game play with a group. We have 6 sets of this game in total between the green, blue, and this new expansion add on. Always a crowd pleaser!

Funnest game ever! Kids absolutely love playing this.

Pros: Fast paced, fun, you do not have to wait for your turnCons: If you are not fast enough, the others will win.This game is a lot of fun. We are a family who loves board games, but we all have different likes. This one was loved by the whole family. You know how when you are playing board games, you always have that one person who TAKES FOREVER to take their turn? Well, not in this game! One of the things we loved most was that you don’t have to sit around and wait for your turn. In this game, you play on your own piles at your pace, but you also have to keep an eye on the “community pile” in order to get rid of your cards. So yes, play at your own pace, but make sure that pace is fast! Really enjoyed this game and will go in our top collection

We love this game, my 7-year-old has picked it up as well so it's not too hard to learn. I like that it has different colors than the other packs. Although the cards seem to be a little slicker and harder to shuffle then the other packs, maybe we just need to break them in a little bit more. I appreciate this expansion pack though, as we can now play with up to 12 people with our other packs

Super fun, fast-paced game! It’s like skip-Bo but way faster pace. The directions provided aren’t that great but a quick YouTube watch and you’re good to go. It’s super fun and can be played with 2-8 people if you buy the expansion. It’s addicting and will make you mad but in a fun way.

love this game