Hearts is a trick-avoidance game: pass three cards, then try not to take hearts or the queen of spades.
Goal
Finish with the lowest score. The game ends when someone reaches 100.
How to play
Pass three cards left, right or across. Follow suit if you can; hearts cannot lead until they are broken. Each heart is a point and the queen of spades is thirteen.
Tip
Taking every heart and the queen is shooting the moon: everyone else scores 26.
Variations
Black Lady · No-pass Hearts — No passing. · Omnibus Hearts — Scoring: Omnibus (♦J −10). · Spot Hearts — Scoring: Spot (rank value).
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