The WhatsNext verdict
If you have at least three friends who enjoy fast, tense card competition, NERTS! Online delivers a hectic, replayable social challenge; skip it if you mainly want solo play or public matchmaking.
What it does best
Relentless speed and flow
One more turn, one more run
Easy to start, hard to put down
Competition worth mastering
What might put you off
Needs a group of friends
Can become stressful or unwinnable with few players
The setup
What you are walking into
NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office! Nerts is a competitive solitaire variant that is known by multiple other names, outlined as far back as the 1930s. with slight differences in official rules. The game is a mix of solitaire and speed where any aces found can be used by all players with the goal of clearing their target/Nerts pile first.
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