However, only the highest card of the suit originally played can win the trick. (Remember, the queen of spades and hearts cannot be played on the first round). If a player does not have clubs, they can play any other card they want. They can choose between what clubs card to play. If the player has a clubs card, they must play a clubs. No points may be won in the first trick, meaning Hearts and the Queen of Spades cannot be played.Īfter the 2 of clubs is played, the remaining three players go clockwise and play one card each. The player with the 2 of clubs has to start by playing it, meaning clubs will always be the first trick. General strategy for the passing can be found here (coming soon). First round is to the left, second round to the right, third to the player across, and the fourth round has no passing. To choose who deals first, cards can be passed clockwise face up to all four players, highest card deals first.Īfter removing the jokers, the dealer hands out 13 cards to each player, one by one in clockwise rotation, starting with the player to their left.īefore play starts, players choose 3 cards from their hand to pass to another player. Points are taken by winning tricks with point cards in them. The object of the game is to have the lowest amount of points. For more info on tricks, here's the wiki. Hearts is a 4 player card game played with tricks, meaning each player goes around and plays one card from their hand, the highest card from the trump suit takes the trick (the four cards played in the middle). First off, the wiki page is much more extensive, but here's a quick rundown!

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