{"product_id":"dutch-blitz","title":"Dutch Blitz","description":"\u003ctable padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/werner-ernst-george-muller\"\u003e Werner Ernst George Muller \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/dutch-blitz-games-company\"\u003eDutch Blitz Games Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1-15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpansion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/dutch-blitz-expansion\"\u003eDutch Blitz Expansion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e148203\/dutch-blitz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1439785\/dutch-blitz\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDutch Blitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, each player has her own deck of forty cards, with cards 1-10 in four colors; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the start of each round, each player lays out three cards face up in front of her to create her \u003cstrong\u003epost piles\u003c\/strong\u003e; places a face-up stack of ten cards, seeing only the top card, next to her post piles to create her \u003cstrong\u003eblitz pile\u003c\/strong\u003e ; and holds the remaining cards in hand face down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying 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 center of the table to create a \u003cstrong\u003eDutch pile\u003c\/strong\u003e. If she has a 2 of the same color 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 color. 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 \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e the boys and girls alternate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNote that while the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDutch Blitz: Expansion Pack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eallows for play of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDutch Blitz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDutch Blitz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edespite the name.\u003c\/span\u003eX","brand":"Dutch Blitz Games Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":437882477,"sku":"DBG001","price":10.53,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Dutch_Blitz.jpg?v=1578608855","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/dutch-blitz","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}