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Hearts

Four players, 13 cards each. You play tricks like any trick-taking game, except here you don't want them. Every heart you take costs a point, and the queen of spades costs 13. When someone hits 100, the lowest score wins. Take every heart and the queen in one hand, though, and everyone else gets 26 instead.

first round is practice. stop and ask anytime.

Set up · 1 of 2

Deal the whole deck, 13 cards each.

Set up · 2 of 2

Everyone chooses three cards and passes them face down to the player on their left. Pass yours before you pick up the ones you got.

How to play · 1 of 7

Lead the 2 of clubs

Whoever has the 2 of clubs plays it to start the first trick.

How to play · 2 of 7

Follow suit

Going clockwise, everyone plays a card of the suit that was led if they have one. If not, play anything.

How to play · 3 of 7

Win the trick

The highest card of the suit that was led takes the trick. The winner leads the next one.

How to play · 4 of 7

Break hearts

You can't lead a heart until someone has played one on a trick of another suit.

How to play · 5 of 7

Count the damage

When all 13 tricks are played, score 1 point for each heart you took and 13 for the queen of spades.

How to play · 6 of 7

Shoot the moon

Take every heart and the queen of spades in one hand, and you score 0 while everyone else gets 26.

How to play · 7 of 7

Pass in a new direction

Each new hand, pass three cards in the next direction: left, then right, then across, then no passing. Then start over.

How to win

When anyone reaches 100 points, the game ends. The lowest score wins.