Quick rules
- Goal: empty your Pounce pile (13 cards, top card face up) before anyone else, then shout “POUNCE!”
- Work piles: you have 4, and each holds just one card. Nothing stacks on them. When you play a Work card, the spot refills from your Pounce pile automatically, just like in the app.
- Foundations: the shared piles in the middle. Start one with any 1, then build up in the same color all the way to 14. Anyone can play on any pile.
- Flip pile and Bin: tap your Flip pile to flip 3 cards onto your Bin. Only the top Bin card can be played. Out of cards? Turn the Bin over and keep going.
- No turns: everybody plays at the same time. Fast hands win!
- Practice helpers: if you go all the way through your Flip pile without a play, the top card moves to the bottom to mix things up. If nobody can play at all, tap Shake the ice to slide every top Pounce card to the bottom.
Want the full rules? See How to Play or Nertz vs Polar Pounce.
Ready for the real race?
Play friends and bots in the free app, or reserve the Pounce card game for your table (ships first quarter 2027).
