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 Homeschooled youths playing Dutch Blitz | |
| Players | 2-4 or 8 with an expansion pack |
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| Setup time | < 1 minute |
| Playing time | Approximately 5-10 minutes per round |
| Chance | Medium |
| Age range | 8 and up |
| Skills | Hand-eye coordination, speed, counting |
Dutch Blitz is a fast-paced, family oriented, action card game played with a specially printed deck. The game was created circa 1937[citation needed] by Werner Ernst George Muller (born 24 August 1912), a German immigrant from Hamburg, Germany who settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The game is very popular among the Pennsylvania Amish and Dutch community, and among Christian groups in the United States and Canada (primarily in Mennonite communities). The game is similar to Nerts, which is played with standard playing cards and is in turn based on Canfield, a variant of the classic Klondike Solitaire. Unlike Nerts, Dutch Blitz is played with commercially produced cards.
It is an alternate version of the game Ligretto, manufactured in Germany.[1][2]
- ^ "Dutch Blitz". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Ligretto". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.