How do you play the card game hearts A quick guide

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Learning how to play the card game Hearts is both entertaining and strategic. Here’s a quick guide to get you started:

Basic Rules

  • Players: 4
  • Objective: Score the fewest points.
  • Deck: Standard 52-card deck.

Setup

  • Deal all cards evenly (13 each).
  • Pass 3 cards: 1st hand left, 2nd right, 3rd across, 4th keep.

Gameplay

  • The player with the 2 of Clubs starts.
  • Follow suit if possible; otherwise, play any card.
  • Avoid Hearts and the Queen of Spades initially.

Scoring

  • Each Heart: 1 point.
  • Queen of Spades: 13 points.
  • No points for other cards.
  • Shoot the Moon: Collect all Hearts and Queen of Spades for 0 points (others get 26).

Winning

The first player to reach 100 points triggers the end of the game. The player with the fewest points wins.

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