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| An evasion-type trick-taking game for 3 to 6 players | |
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| Origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 3–6, (4 is best) |
| Skills | Card counting, Tactics, Teamwork |
| Cards | 52-card (51 or 54 for 3 or 6 players, 50 for 5) |
| Deck | French |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2, no trump |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 5 minutes per hand |
| Chance | Low – moderate |
| Related games | |
| Black Lady • Black Maria • Cancellation Hearts | |
| Notes: Hearts, while not trump, award one penalty point each, hence the game's name. Aim: avoid capturing hearts | |
Hearts is an "evasion-type" trick-taking playing card game for four players, although most variations can accommodate between three and six players. It was first recorded in America in the 1880s and has many variants, some of which are also referred to as "Hearts", especially the games of Black Lady and Black Maria. The game is a member of the Whist group of trick-taking games (which also includes Bridge and Spades), but is unusual among Whist variants in that it is a trick-avoidance game; players avoid winning certain penalty cards in tricks, usually by avoiding winning tricks altogether. The original game of Hearts is still current but has been overtaken in popularity by Black Lady in the United States and Black Maria in Great Britain.