Hearts Card Game for Beginners

Hearts looks simple until you are holding the queen of spades with nowhere to hide. This beginner's guide teaches the standard four-player game from the first deal: the deck, the two of clubs lead, following suit, breaking hearts, the first-trick restriction, and passing left, right, across and hold. Worked examples explain scoring card by card, including the thirteen-point queen and what happens when someone shoots the moon. Strategy chapters show what to pass, how to void a suit, how to duck and dump, how to count cards, how to stop a moon, when to try one, and how to play to the score. You will also find three- and five-player rules, the jack of diamonds, house rules, etiquette, online play, and practice hands with answers in every chapter.

Imad Muratspahic is an independent author of practical how-to guides, technical handbooks, history and fiction. The books aim to be clear, honest and useful from the first page.