Swinging Door Nertz

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In the Swinging Door Nertz, Aces are again always the starter cards. However, once the ace is played in the central area, either a king or two of the same suit can be played. Once a two or king has been played, the trend has been established, and the players must go either up in the numeric sequence if the 2 is played, or down numerically if the king is played.

In Swinging Door Nertz, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten are given the value of 15 points. Aces are 20. Cards 2 through 9 are worth 10. How this scoring really makes the game interesting is these values also apply to the Bone Pile. If the Bone Pile has three remaining cards after Nertz has been called and verified, and the cards are Ace, Queen, and 9, the player is penalized 45 points.