Hearts
Score
6.5
Players
3-7
Time
30
Recommended Age
8+
Difficulty
easy
Official Website
Type
game
categories
mechanics
publishers
(Public Domain)(Unknown)BriarpatchBuffalo GamesBuilt-RiteCreative Child GamesE. E. Fairchild CorporationeeBooExcalibur ElectronicsF.X. SchmidFundexGeneral MillsHallmark GamesHoyle ProductsInternational GamesJA-RU Inc.Oriental Trading CompanyRussell Manufacturing CompanyThinkFunThe United States Playing Card CompanyWestern Publishing CompanyWhitmanWhitman Golden Ltd.Winning Moves Games (USA)
designers
Description
Hearts is a trick taking, standard deck playing card game, without trumps, which has been played popularly for generations and has many variations. The object is to avoid capturing hearts at one (1) point apiece and (in the most commonly played version today) the queen of spades, at thirteen (13) points, the card on which the whole game pivots. But to make it interesting, it is also possible to "shoot the moon," taking all the hearts and the queen, a coup that gives 26 points to each of your opponents instead!