Hearts Game Rules at WagerWeb Hearts

• Each heart counts as one point; the Q counts as 13.
• The 2 leads to the first trick.
• No "blood" on the first trick. (Q and hearts are "blood.")
• If a player only has hearts in hand, he can throw a Heart
• If a player only has hearts and the Q  in hand, he will throw the Q
• Hearts may not be led until they are broken or one is heart-tight. The Q does not break hearts.
• If a player has the lead and only has hearts in hand, he may lead and break hearts
• The game is played in 4-hand stanzas, passing: Left, Right, Across, Stand and start over.
• If a player has the lead and only has hearts and the Q in hand, and the Hearts are not broken, he must lead with the Q.
• If one shoots the moon, all other players must add 26 to their scores, unless this will cause you to lose the game, in which case (and only in which case) the shooter may subtract 26, but leave the other scores unchanged.
• If the shooter has less than 26 points (negative if subtract 26) the score will be changed to 0.
• Otherwise, if any player's score is greater than or equal to 100 at the end of any hand, the game ends. Low score wins. Ties split the pot.
  
  

The Significant Cards:

Card(s)	Significance
	First card lead on the first trick.
	Each adds one point to your score.
	Adds 13 points to your score.
	Subtracts 10 points from your score.

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