

When you win a match, you are assigned a rating based on how big a difference there is between your own and your opponents' rating. If two players have the lowest number of points, the game is tied. The game ends when a player has at least 100 points, and the winner is then the player with the fewest points. Shooting the Moon can be achieved by collecting all the hearts and the Queen of Spades causing all opponents to take 26 points. The player who ends up with the queen of spades gets 13 points.

Each player receives a penalty point for each heart card they have. Hearts are broken when a player lacks a card in the suit that has been led, so he throws down a heart instead.Īfter all the cards have been played, players count up their tricks. A player can't lead with a heart until a heart has been "broken," or played in the game. No player can play a Heart card or the Queen of Spades on the first trick, even if you don’t have any Clubs. If he can't, he may play any card he wants.Ī player wins a trick when he plays the highest card of the suit that is led. The player holding the 2 of clubs leads first, and must play this card. Each player after the lead must follow suit if he can. At the fifth deal, cards are passed as in the first deal and so on.At the fourth deal, players keep their own cards.At the third deal, three cards are passed across.At the second deal, three cards are passed to the player on the right, and three cards are received from the player on the left.At the first deal, three cards are passed to the player on the left, and three cards are received from the player on the right.It is played with regular cards without jokers.Įach player receives 13 cards, which are then passed according to the following rules: Hearts is a card game for four players, where the goal is to get as few points as possible over several rounds.
