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First hand - Pass to the player to immediate right.With four players, the passing uses the following cycle:.

For each subsequent hand, repeat the cycle starting again by passing the three cards to the player to your right.Third Hand - Do not pass any cards this hand.Second Hand - Pass to Player to your immediate left.First Hand - Pass to Player to your immediate right.For three players, the passing is as follows:.The particular player you will pass the three cards to is directly dependent on which deal it is and how many players in the game (according to the following): The player will also receive three cards from an opponent which he will pick up and add to his own hand after passing his own three. He then selects three cards from his hand to which he will pass to an opponent player, face down. The player winning the first trick of the hand will also take this kitty containing these extra cards.Īfter the hands have been dealt, each player then picks up his hand and examines it. If there are any extra cards remaining (which will often happen when played by other than 4 players) after dealing the prerequisite cards to each player, these cards should be placed face down in the center of the table to make the kitty.

The following chart lists the number of cards each player should receive based on the number of active players in the game: The number of cards dealt is dependent on the number of players such that each player receives the same number of cards. The dealer then begins by dealing one face-down card to each player, starting at the player to his left and continuing in a clockwise direction. Once the dealer is selected he shuffles the deck and the player to the dealer's immediate left should then cut the cards. For each hand thereafter, until the conclusion of the game, the deal rotates clockwise around the table from player to player. The player whom cuts the lowest card is to be the first dealer. To determine which player is to be the first dealer, all players should cut a card from the face down deck. The rank of the cards when playing Hearts is as follows, from highest to lowest (Ace,King,Queen,Jack,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2). This game is played with the standard 52 card deck. Hearts can be played by anywhere from 3 to 7 players and is at its best with 4. When playing Hearts, the object is to avoid taking specific cards which is quite different than the usual goal of winning as many tricks as possible with most trick taking games. When it is your turn, select one card at a time from your hand to play it.Hearts is a trick taking game with an interesting twist. To exchange cards, select the three cards you want to exchange with the other player and press the "Exchange" button. If a player gets all of the negative point cards (all of the heart cards and the Queen of spades), their score does not go down, and all other players are given -26 points. The strengths of cards in the same suit are in order as follows.Ī K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Card point values Heart cards Card strengthsĬards of the same suit as the starting card are stronger than cards of other suits. At that time, the player with the score closest to 0 is the winner. The game finishes when a player's score goes below a certain value. Count up the point value of the cards that each player has won. The hand is complete when all of the cards have been played. Then, the player who won the round plays the next starting card and the play continues in the same way, with each player playing one card. However, if a player has no cards in that suit, the player may play any card.Īfter all players have played one card, the player who played the strongest card wins all of the cards that were played in that round. After the first player plays a card, the other players must play cards of the same suit. Players play cards in order, starting with the player who has the 2 of clubs. (There are some rounds where no cards are exchanged.) Then, receive three cards from another player. Select three cards that you do not need from your hand and give them to another player.
