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Adding variants to Hearts

Posted: 31 March 2017, 19:06
by Call me Ishmael
I would like to request that some common variants of hearts be added.

Firstly, I would like to request that common house rule be added, That playing the Queen of Spades ♠ breaks hearts, and hearts can be led thereafter.

Reference : http://www.bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/hearts/

THE PLAY, third paragraph under that heading.

Re: Adding variants to Hearts

Posted: 02 April 2017, 11:25
by Paddles
Another variation I would like to see is alternate scoring systems:
  1. 159 scale (500 or 750 point game instead of 75 or 100)
    • QS = 50
    • AH = 25
    • Court card hearts = 10 each
    • Other hearts = face value
    • Shooting the moon = 159
  2. 124 scale (300 or 500 point game)
    • QS = 25
    • AH = 15
    • Court card hearts = 10 each
    • Other hearts = face value
    • Shooting the moon = 159
Another variation I've heard of (but never played) is that taking the trick containing JD scores negative points (bonus rather than penalty), generally 10.