
For example, if the first player put down a Three of Diamonds, and the next put down a Queen of Spades, the player with the Three of Diamonds would win the trick. Even if it's ranked higher than the card in the suit initially played, you do not receive the cards from the trick. What if you don't have a card in that suit? Then you can play any of your other cards. The highest card in that suit receives the cards from that hand. So if someone plays a club, then everyone else must play a club if they have it. Whoever plays the first card of a hand (also known as a trick) determines what suit must be followed. Before you even attempt a game of Hearts, you must know about the suits and card ranks. Luckily, when playing on the computer, all of this is figured out for you, but you should know the rules so you can plan your strategy when you play. Trying this can be a somewhat risky move, since if another player gets just one of the hearts you will end up with lots of points.There are various rules that you must adhere to when playing Hearts. If you get ALL the penalty cards (thirteen hearts and the Queen of Spades) then you get zero points and all other players get 26 points each.

Try to avoid these unless you are shooting the moon which we'll touch on later. Any penalty cards (any hearts or queen of spades) the trick are added to the player's penalty score. This means he or she takes the 4 cards on the table and starts the next turn. Once 4 cards have been played, the player who played the highest ranking card takes the trick. If not, they can play any of their other cards.

If they have a card in the same suit as the first card then that suit must be played.Then each of the players each plays one card. Each turn begins with one player laying a single card, which is called 'leading.' That card's suit determines the suit of the trick.The player who has the 2 of clubs at the beginning leads in the first hand, and that player has to lead with the 2 of clubs.For the third game you pass straight across the table and in the 4th game you keep your cards and do not pass any. Then, in the following game you pass to your opponent on the right. The opponent which you pass to varies (we'll handle that part for you), you start by passing to the opponent on your left.

Typically it's best to pass your three worst cards to try and get rid of them. You'll then select three cards when the game begins to pass to one of the opponents.

There is also a special card, which is the Queen of Spades.
