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Nerts

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Nerts, called Racing Demon in the United Kingdom, is a fast-paced multiplayer card game played with several decks of playing cards and often described as a competitive form of solitaire. Players or teams race to get rid of the cards in their Nerts pile, their Demon, by playing them in sequences from aces upward, either into their own personal area or into a communal central area. Each player or team uses their own deck throughout the game. The number of players or teams is limited only by the number of decks available and the amount of space, so a game can grow from a few players to a large crowd.

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Origin Year
1930 2
Playing Time
60 2
Age Suitability
Family 1
Designer
(Uncredited) 2
Publisher
(Public Domain) 2
Publisher
Brybelly 2
Publisher
Jax, Ltd. 2
Publisher
NERTZ Inc. 2
Publisher
The United States Playing Card Company 2
Game Category
Action / Dexterity 2
Game Category
Card Game 2
Game Category
Party Game 2
Game Category
Real-time 2
Game Mechanic
Set Collection 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
6 2
Classification
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
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Source Nerts (Wikipedia)Origins section
Quote, Origins section
The game was invented in England in the 1890s as Racing Demon
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1. Nerts (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, first sentence
    is a fast-paced multiplayer card game involving multiple decks of playing cards
  • Lead, last sentence
    The number of players or teams that can play in a game is limited only by the number of decks and the amount of space available.
  • Origins section
    The game was invented in England in the 1890s as Racing Demon
  • Infobox: ages
    8+
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2. Nertz (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 1930
  • Playing Time: 60
  • Designer: (Uncredited)
  • Publisher: (Public Domain)
  • Publisher: Brybelly
  • Publisher: Jax, Ltd.
  • Publisher: NERTZ Inc.
  • Publisher: The United States Playing Card Company
  • Game Category: Action / Dexterity
  • Game Category: Card Game
  • Game Category: Party Game
  • Game Category: Real-time
  • Game Mechanic: Set Collection
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 6
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