The player with the highest card in the lead suit, wins the trick. Going clockwise, players follow suit if possible. The player with the 2 of Clubs leads the first trick with that card. This pattern repeats throughout the game. In the fourth round, no cards are passed. In the third round, each player passes to the player opposite them. In the second round, each player passes three cards to the player on their right.

In the first round before cards are played, each player selects three cards from their hand to pass face down to the player on their left. Twelve players get 8 cards each (the 2 and 3 of Diamonds and Clubs are removed from both decks).Eleven players get 9 cards each (the 2 of Diamonds and Clubs from both decks and 3 of Diamonds from the first deck are removed).Ten players get 10 cards each (the 2 of Diamonds and Clubs are removed from both decks).Nine players get 11 cards each (the 2 of Diamonds and Clubs from both decks and 3 of Diamonds from the first deck are removed).Eight players get 6 cards each when playing with 1 deck (the 2 and 3 of Diamonds and Clubs are removed) and 13 cards when playing with 2 decks (the complete decks are used).Seven players get 7 cards each when playing with 1 deck and 14 cards each when playing with 2 decks (the 2 of Diamonds and Clubs and 3 of Diamonds are removed).

Six players get 8 cards each (the 2 and 3 of Diamonds and Clubs are removed).

Five players get 10 cards each (the 2 of Diamonds and Clubs are removed).

Four players get 13 cards each (the complete deck is used).

Three players get 17 cards each (the 2 of Diamonds is removed).

The number of cards differ based on the number of players: After shuffling the deck, the dealer passes out all of the cards, one by one, face down, to each player. Hearts is played with a standard 52 card deck. Play Multiplayer Hearts Online The Deck and the Deal

Teams: The players are in teams of two, with a shared score.

Numbered Hearts cards are worth their face value, while the Jack is worth 11 points, the Queen 12 points and the King 13 points.

Spots: This variation can have up to 6 players and uses a different system of points values.

Omnibus: The Jack of Diamonds is also a scoring card, worth -10 points.

Classic: Each Heart card is worth 1 point and the Queen of Spades is worth 13 points.

Whoever has the fewest points in the end wins.Players incur penalty points for winning tricks containing Hearts cards or the Queen of Spades.Players pass cards to each other before play begins.In Hearts, Aces are high and 2s are low Summary Hearts can be played with 2 to 12 players. Hearts is a trick taking game where players try to avoid winning tricks containing heart suited cards and the Queen of Spades.

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