The classic trick-taking card game for four: duck every heart and the dreaded Queen of Spades, unless you dare to take them all.
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How to play
Hearts is a four-player card game where the aim is to score as few points as possible. Each heart you capture is worth 1 point and the Queen of Spades is worth 13. The full 52-card deck is dealt, you pass three cards at the start of each hand, then play out thirteen tricks.
The 2♣ leads the first trick. You must follow the led suit if you can; if you can't, you may play anything. The highest card of the led suit wins the trick and leads the next. Hearts can't be led until a heart has been discarded ('broken'). The game ends when a player reaches the point limit, and the lowest total wins.
Pass three cards each hand, left, right, across, then a hold round with no pass.
Take all 26 points in a single hand to 'shoot the moon', everyone else takes 26 instead of you.
Lowest cumulative score wins when the game ends.
Controls
Desktop: click three cards in your hand and confirm to pass, then click a highlighted legal card to play it.
Phone & tablet: tap to select cards and tap to play, only legal cards are highlighted, so you can't make an illegal move. No keyboard needed.
Game modes
Daily, one shared deal each day against three CPU opponents.
New Game, a fresh randomly shuffled hand versus three CPUs.
Online, host or join a code, or quick-match, for a live four-player table.
Tips & strategy
Pass away high spades (and the Queen) and long-suit dangers unless you're set up to shoot the moon.
Void yourself in a suit so you can dump the Queen of Spades or hearts on someone else's trick.
Track which high cards are gone, leading low keeps you off the trick that drops the Queen on you.
Only chase the moon when you hold the top cards in most suits; one missed trick ruins it.
About Hearts
Hearts is a traditional trick-avoidance card game from the wider Whist family, beloved for its blend of luck, card-counting and table psychology. This is an original, free browser version against three computer opponents or live players online, playable instantly with no download or sign-up.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
