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What is Nertz?

Nertz (sometimes spelled Nerts) is one of the names for Peanut, a real-time multiplayer solitaire card game. 2 to 8 players race at the same time to empty a 10-card pile onto shared foundations, building up by suit from Ace to King.

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Nertz or Nerts?

Both spellings are correct. "Nertz" with a Z is more common in older American card-game books, while "Nerts" matches the 1920s slang origin ("nerts!" meaning "nonsense!" or "nuts!"). You'll see both in the wild, and the game itself plays identically either way.

Other names for the same game include Racing Demon (the British original), Pounce, and Peanut.

Quick rules

• Setup. Each player uses their own 52-card deck. Deal a 10-card Nertz pile (top card face up), 5 Klondike-style work columns (1 to 5 cards, only the top card of each face up), and keep the rest as a stock.
• Play. No turns. Everyone plays at the same time. Build down alternating colors on your tableau; build up by suit on shared foundations.
• Win a round. First player to empty their Nertz pile calls "Nertz!" and the round stops.
• Score. +1 per card played onto a foundation, -2 per card left in your Nertz pile. First to the target score wins the game.

Read the full rules.

Also known as

• Nerts
• Racing Demon
• Pounce
• Peanut
• History of the game