Finish with the lowest total when any player reaches 100 points. Hearts cost 1 each; the queen of spades costs 13.
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Finish with the lowest total when any player reaches 100 points. Hearts cost 1 each; the queen of spades costs 13.
Complete guide
Hearts is a four-player trick-taking game in which taking points is usually bad. Learn when to keep control, when to lose a trick, and how passing three cards changes the risks in your hand.
A standard 52-card deck gives each player thirteen cards. Pass three cards left on the first hand, right on the second, across on the third, and keep all cards on the fourth; repeat this cycle. All four choices resolve together. After passing, whoever holds the two of clubs must lead it.
Follow the led suit whenever possible. If void on the first trick, discard neither a heart nor the queen of spades while any non-point card remains. An all-point hand may play a point card. Only an actual heart breaks hearts here, not the queen of spades; before then, lead a heart only with an all-hearts hand. The highest led-suit card wins, with ace high.
Each heart costs one point; the queen of spades costs thirteen. Taking all twenty-six points in one hand gives you zero and each opponent twenty-six instead. Finish the hand before checking the match: when any total reaches 100, the lowest total wins. Equal lowest totals share the win; reaching 100 first is not a victory.
Before passing, consider how you will escape a dangerous suit and which high cards could force you to take the queen. Track played cards and opponents who cannot follow suit. The computer uses only its own cards and public play, not hidden hands or the deal seed. This is local practice, not a claim of expert or optimal opposition.
Not necessarily. With enough low spades you may be able to shed it safely later; a short spade suit containing the queen, king or ace can be much riskier. Compare the whole hand rather than treating one card as an automatic choice.
This version breaks hearts only when a heart is actually played. The queen adds thirteen points but does not unlock heart leads. The exception is a hand containing only hearts, which must be allowed to lead one.
The browser may keep the current local match and its final result. Replay restarts the same seeded deal; New match changes it. Clearing browser data removes local records. There is no undo across revealed opponent turns, no live matchmaking and no wagering.
