App info
- Category
- Games
- Age rating
- 4+
- Price
- Free
- Version
- 1.2.3
- Released
- May 27, 2021
- Last updated
- 4 Sept 2026
- Size
- 186.7 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Languages
- 1
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What's newin version 1.2.3
- Performance improvements - Bug fixes
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Swab the Deck is a fast-paced Nertz-style card game where speed, strategy, and quick reactions decide the winner. Race to play your cards before your opponents in a frantic game inspired by classic Nertz, Nerts, Pounce, Racing Demon, and multiplayer solitaire. Build shared card stacks as quickly as possible, clear your personal deck, and score more points than everyone else. Play solo against computer opponents or invite your friends for online multiplayer matches. Whether you want a quick card game or a competitive battle with friends, Swab the Deck combines classic speed-card gameplay with a colorful pirate theme. FAST-PACED CARD RACING Everyone plays at the same time. There are no turns and no waiting. Spot an opening, play your card, and keep moving before someone beats you to it. PLAY WITH FRIENDS ONLINE Create a multiplayer game and invite your friends to compete in real-time card battles. CHALLENGE COMPUTER OPPONENTS Play anytime against computer-controlled pirates with four difficulty levels, from relaxed practice to a serious challenge. CLASSIC NERTZ-STYLE GAMEPLAY If you enjoy Nertz, Nerts, Pounce, Racing Demon, Speed, competitive solitaire, or other fast card games, Swab the Deck offers a familiar style of play with its own pirate-themed presentation. CLEAR YOUR DECK Race to get cards out of your deck pile while also playing as many cards as possible onto the shared stacks. Emptying your deck earns bonus points, but every card played can matter. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS Complete challenges, improve your skills, and collect achievements as you play. MADE FOR QUICK OR COMPETITIVE PLAY Play casually against the computer, sharpen your speed at higher difficulties, or gather your friends for a full multiplayer showdown. Features: • Fast real-time Nertz-style card gameplay • Online multiplayer with friends • Single-player games against computer opponents • Four difficulty levels • Pirate-themed cards, characters, music, and sound • Achievements to unlock • Smooth, responsive card controls • Adjustable music and sound effects • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Free to play Grab your deck, gather your crew, and see who can play the fastest in Swab the Deck.