Hearts is a classic trick-taking card game. Here’s a quick guide for beginners on how to play Hearts the card game:
- Start with a standard deck of 52 cards. Remove the jokers.
- Each player receives 13 cards. The objective is to avoid points.
- Hearts are worth 1 point each, and the Queen of Spades is worth 13 points.
- Players pass three cards to an opponent at the start. Rotate passing direction each round.
- Play a card of the same suit as the lead card. If you can’t, play any card.
- The highest card of the suit wins the trick. Start the next trick with any card.
- The game ends when a player reaches 100 points. The player with the lowest score wins.
