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MORE HEART FAMILY CARD GAMES

The Joker is added to the deck. It can be won only by the Ace, King, Queen, or Jack of hearts. Otherwise, it wins any trick to which it is played. If the game is Heartsette, an extra card is dealt to the widow. In 4-hand basic Hearts, the 2 of clubs is discarded so as to keep the deck at 52 cards. The joker counts as 1 heart in payment, or, in Spot Hearts scoring, 20.

DRAW HEARTS

This is Hearts for two players. Each receives 13 cards. The rest of the deck is placed face down in the center of the table, forming the stock. The cards are played in tricks. The winner of a trick draws the top card of the stock, and his opponent takes the next. After the stock is exhausted, the hands are played out without drawing. The player who takes the fewer hearts wins.

AUCTION HEARTS

The idea of this game is to let the players bid for the privilege of naming the suit to be avoided (that is, the suit that you try not to win in the play). Each player in turn has one chance to bid, and the highest bidder names the "minus" suit. A bid is made in terms of the number of counters that the player is willing to pay into the pool. Settlement is made with counters, as in basic Hearts. If the pool becomes a jackpot, there is no bidding in the next deal. The same player retains the right to name the minus suit, without further payment, until the jackpot is won. This player also makes the opening lead.

DOMINO HEARTS

This is a hilarious game for 5 or 6 players. Each receives 6' cards. The rest of the deck is put face down in the middle of the table, forming the stock. All tricks MUST be composed of cards of the same suit—there is no discarding. When a player is unable to follow suit to the lead, he must draw from the stock until he gets a playable card. After the stock is exhausted, a player unable to follow suit must pass. When a player's hand is exhausted, he drops out of the deal and the others play on. If he should win a trick with his last card, the player at his left leads for the next trick. When all but one have dropped out, the last player must add his remaining cards to his own tricks. Hearts taken are charged at 1 apiece, and the player with the lowest total when another player reaches 31 wins the game.

Related terms include hearts card game and drinking card game.