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About Hearts

Hearts is a trick-taking card game where you are trying to lose. Every heart you take costs a point, the queen of spades costs thirteen, and the player with the fewest points when someone reaches 100 wins the game.

The twist that makes it great is shooting the moon: take *every* heart and the queen, and instead of 26 points, everyone else gets 26 and you get nothing. That single rule means a hand that's going badly can sometimes be turned into a triumph, and it keeps opponents from dumping points on you carelessly.

How to play Hearts

Play a card

Click it in your hand

Pass cards

Select three at the start of a hand, then confirm

1. Each hand begins by passing three cards to an opponent (left, right, across, then no pass).
2. The player with the two of clubs leads it; you must follow suit if you can.
3. The highest card of the led suit takes the trick — and everything in it.
4. Hearts can't be led until one has been played on another suit ('breaking hearts').
5. Each heart scores 1 point, the queen of spades 13. Fewest points when someone hits 100 wins.

Hearts tips

• Pass away high spades — the ace, king and queen are what land you the queen of spades.
• Keep low cards in every suit; they're what let you duck tricks late in the hand.
• Void yourself in a suit early so you can discard points onto someone else's trick.
• Only shoot the moon when you hold a long strong suit and the queen of spades — a failed attempt is a disaster.

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