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Fourth hand - No card passing occurs on this hand.Third hand - Pass to the player directly opposite you at the table.Second hand - Pass to the player to immediate left.First hand - Pass to the player to immediate right.With four players, the passing uses the following cycle:.For each subsequent hand, repeat the cycle starting again by passing the three cards to the player to your right.Third Hand - Do not pass any cards this hand.Second Hand - Pass to Player to your immediate left.First Hand - Pass to Player to your immediate right.For three players, the passing is as follows:.

The particular player you will pass the three cards to is directly dependent on which deal it is and how many players in the game (according to the following): The player will also receive three cards from an opponent which he will pick up and add to his own hand after passing his own three. He then selects three cards from his hand to which he will pass to an opponent player, face down.

The player winning the first trick of the hand will also take this kitty containing these extra cards.Īfter the hands have been dealt, each player then picks up his hand and examines it. If there are any extra cards remaining (which will often happen when played by other than 4 players) after dealing the prerequisite cards to each player, these cards should be placed face down in the center of the table to make the kitty. The following chart lists the number of cards each player should receive based on the number of active players in the game: The number of cards dealt is dependent on the number of players such that each player receives the same number of cards. The dealer then begins by dealing one face-down card to each player, starting at the player to his left and continuing in a clockwise direction. Once the dealer is selected he shuffles the deck and the player to the dealer's immediate left should then cut the cards. For each hand thereafter, until the conclusion of the game, the deal rotates clockwise around the table from player to player. The player whom cuts the lowest card is to be the first dealer. To determine which player is to be the first dealer, all players should cut a card from the face down deck. The rank of the cards when playing Hearts is as follows, from highest to lowest (Ace,King,Queen,Jack,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2). This game is played with the standard 52 card deck. Hearts can be played by anywhere from 3 to 7 players and is at its best with 4. When playing Hearts, the object is to avoid taking specific cards which is quite different than the usual goal of winning as many tricks as possible with most trick taking games. Hearts is a trick taking game with an interesting twist.