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Hearts Rules Explained — Every Rule in Under 5 Minutes

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Hearts taught from scratch through one hand played start to finish: how the cards rank, what a trick is, who takes it and why, and what a trick is worth. Then passing, the forced two-of-clubs lead, no points on the first trick, why hearts cannot be led until they are broken, and the Queen of Spades landing thirteen points on somebody.

Learn Hearts from scratch: passing, following suit, the first-trick restrictions, breaking hearts, the Queen of Spades and scoring.

The tutorial compares a trick worth no points with one worth sixteen. Follow who wins each trick and which cards contribute penalties before the final explanation of shooting the moon.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 What Hearts is, and how a trick works
  2. 0:28 Passing three cards
  3. 0:48 Leading, and following suit
  4. 1:04 No points on the first trick
  5. 1:19 A trick worth nothing
  6. 1:36 Who takes a trick, and why
  7. 2:05 Hearts can't be led yet
  8. 2:28 Breaking hearts
  9. 2:58 The Queen, and sixteen points
  10. 3:26 Scoring
  11. 3:47 Shooting the moon

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