Hearts on PlayingCards.io

A classic trick-taking game for four players. Compete with your friends to have the lowest score!

Hearts Rules

• A game for four players.
• Cards are ranked high to low, Ace - 2.
• The hand ends when all of the cards have been used, then the scores are counted.
• Hearts is a trick-taking game, a trick is a winning round.
• The lowest score wins!

Set-up

1. Each player is dealt 13 cards.

• The player holding the 2 of clubs plays first.

Playing the Game

• Playing clockwise from the person holding the 2 of clubs, players alternate turns by playing cards from their hand, one at a time.
• The trick-winner of each round begins the following round.
• Every round, the first card played decides the lead suit.
• Players must play-in-suit if possible, but if a player does not hold any of the lead suit then they may discard any card.
• A round is complete when all players have played one card.
• Whoever plays the highest ranking card, in suit, receives the trick.
• After all of the cards have been played, the players count their tricks and record their scores.

Scoring

• Each Heart = 1 point
• The Queen of Spades = 13 points
• When a player holds all of the Hearts and the Queen of Spades in a single hand, they receive 0 points, while all of the other players receive 26 points.

Winning

• When a player reaches 100 points, the game is over.
• The player with the lowest score wins!