The person who holds the 2 of clubs must lead it to the first trick. The cycle then repeats until the end of the game. On the fourth hand no cards are passed at all. On the third hand each player passes three cards to the player sitting opposite. On the second hand each player passes three cards to the player to their right, in the same way. When passing cards, you must first select the cards to be passed and place them face-down, ready to be picked up by the receiving player only then may you pick up the cards passed to you, look at them and add them to your hand.
On the first hand, after the deal, each player passes any three cards face-down to the player to their left. All the cards are dealt out one at a time, so that everyone has 13. The game is ended by someone reaching or going over 100 points, and the winner is the player with the lowest score at this point.ĭeal and play are clockwise. There is no trump suit.Įach heart is worth one penalty point and the queen of spades is worth 13 penalty points. There are no formal partnerships, though there are times when players will find it in their interest to help each other.Ī standard 52 card deck is used, with the cards in each suit ranking as usual from ace (high) down to two (low). Hearts is most commonly played by 4 people.
