Hearts

1850
(Uncredited)
BGG Geek Rating
6.2
based on 4,924 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.5
community average
BGG Ranking
#2221
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Players
3-7
Weight
1.74/5.00
Playtime
30 min
Age
8+
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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Take That Trick-taking

📂 Categories

Card Game

🎨 Artists

Marjorie Priceman Matt Hessler

🏢 Publishers

Briarpatch Buffalo Games Built-Rite Creative Child Games E. E. Fairchild Corporation eeBoo Excalibur Electronics F.X. Schmid Fundex General Mills Hallmark Games Hoyle Products International Games JA-RU Inc. Oriental Trading Company (Public Domain) Russell Manufacturing Company The United States Playing Card Company ThinkFun (Unknown) Western Publishing Company Whitman Whitman Golden Ltd. Winning Moves Games (USA)

📖 About This Game

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!