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.