Dutch Blitz players, please help!

[mhornby56]

So we got this game for Christmas after I read about it on this board awhile back. My husband and I played a couple of games today, but during both games we got to a point where we were stuck. Neither one of us could play a card. I couldn't see anything in the rules about this, and I tried googling it but couldn't find with a rule for this situation. We ended up just shuffling the cards in our hands, but it seemed kind of lame. Are we doing something wrong? What do you do in this situation?

[Beth S]

Two quick suggestions:

Play with more than 2 people.

Cheat with your "wood" pile. If you are only turning over every 3rd card, alter it to every OTHER card. The cards you need are likely in that stack.

As I recall there are 4 different designs on the BACK (white) side of the cards. Make sure you are each using 2 designs, so that you're using all of the cards in the deck.

 

I'm a bit rusty on DB, but wanted to give you some quick helps.

http://www.dutchblitz.com/rules.htm

 

Our kids love the fast pace of the game.

[J-rap]

That often happens when only two people play. You really need at least three people to keep it going, and then it's a lot of fun!

[mhornby56]

Thanks you guys! I was hoping it would be fun with just two, since it's sometimes hard to come up with more players. I think we'll try playing with two decks each. It's just really frustrating that it doesn't say anything about it in the rules.

[Mothersweets]

We LOVE Dutch Blitz at our house! Definitely try playing with 3 or more people or if you get stuck try turning over every 2nd card and if that doesn't work, turn over every single card until you can get going again.