On the Medium level, some more advanced strategies will be used, such as getting rid of cards from a specific suit when that suit has many cards. On the Easy level - The computer will only use the basic game rules and strategy, for example, he will play low and high cards when appropriate but will not try to count cards or plan any complex strategies. The levels differ in the algorithm that the computer opponents use. The cards are always dealt in random, regardless of the difficulty level.
When passing cards to another player, remember which cards you passed and to whom, also note who passed cards to you, it may give some clues about his strategy.Special Rule: if one player gets all 26 penalty points, he will get 0 points, and all other players will get 26 points instead. When the game ends, the player with the lowest number of penalty points wins. The game ends once one of the players reaches 100 points (you can change this number from the Options menu).
Hearts are broken when any player doesn't have a card from the leading suit and played a Heart instead.Ī Broken Heart icon will appear on the lower left side (next to your score) once Hearts are broken. You cannot play the Queen of Spades or a Heart on the first turn of the round.Ī player may lead with a Heart only after hearts were broken. When the round starts, the player who has the 2 of Clubs is the first to play, and he must play that 2 of Clubs. When a player doesn't have a card of the leading suit, he has a chance to play any unwanted cards, like the Queen of Spades or high Hearts, knowing that he cannot win this turn and take any penalty points. This player will also play first in the next turn. If one or more of the four cards carry penalty points (a Heart or the Queen of Spades), they are added to the player's score.
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If a player doesn't have a card of that suit, he is free to play any other card.Īfter all players played a card, the player who played the highest card of the leading suit takes all Four cards. Other players must play a card of the same suit. In the fourth round, there is no passing.Įach turn starts with one player playing one of his cards, this is the leading card of the turn. In the third round, to the player on the right. In the second round, to the player in front. In the first round, to the player on the left side. When the game starts, each player selects three cards to pass to another player: The lowest-ranking card is 2, and the highest card is Ace. The Queen of Spades is worth 13 penalty points. The goal of the game is to avoid getting penalty points. When someone reaches the max amount of points, you will have to score points and work your way to zero.Our version is played by four players - You (Turtle) against three computer bots (Swan, Dolphin, and Iguana). The winning player is the one with the fewest penalty points.Ĩ. After thirteen rounds all points will be counted. The one who gains the trick containing the Queen of Spades will receive 13 penalty points.ħ. For each card of Hearts gained during a trick, the player will receive 1 penalty point. The player with the highest card on table wins the round and starts the next round.Ħ.
Finishing with Hearts is only allowed when a card of Hearts was already played because someone couldn't follow suit.ĥ. In the first round no Hearts or Queen of Spades can be played. The other players have to follow suit, unless they do not have the suit in their hands.Ĥ. The player holding the two of Clubs, starts the gameģ. Before the first round starts, each player chooses three cards and passes them face down to the player on his or her right (American gameplay only). The cards are dealt in turn to each of the four players.Ģ. The Queen of Spades is worth 13 points.ġ.
With American Hearts, you need to prevent from getting penalties, whereas in Dutch Hearts you have to get your points to end up with 0 after someone has reached the maximum amount of points.Ĭards in the game: 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace.Ĭards in the game: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace. With GamePoint you can choose from two different ways to play, American mode or Dutch mode.
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