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Hearts variants
Other ways to play Hearts, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Black Maria
The British form of Hearts: the ace and king of spades also cost points, three cards always pass to the right, and any card may open the hand.
Spot Hearts
Each heart costs as many points as its rank, from 2 for the two to 14 for the ace, and the queen of spades costs 25, so big hearts hurt most.
Omnibus Hearts
The jack of diamonds becomes a bonus card that takes 10 points off the score of whoever wins it, so players fight for one card while dodging the rest.
Subtract the Moon
Shooting the moon takes 26 points off the shooter's own score instead of giving 26 to everyone else, so a moon can drop a score below zero.