Hearts

Points

Play continues until no one has any cards left. Players then look at the tricks they have taken and count their scores. Each heart taken scores 1 point, and the queen of spades scores 13 points.

Jack of Diamonds Rule

An optional rule that players may choose when creating a table is for the jack of diamonds to count -10; that is, it lowers a player's score by 10 points.

Shooting the Moon

Taking the queen of spades and a lot of hearts is usually very bad, but if a player manages to take the queen of spades and all 13 hearts, it's called "shooting the moon," and it's very good.

Instead of scoring 26 points, a player who shoots the moon scores -26. Instead of subtracting 26 points from his or her own score, the player who successfully shoots the moon may choose to add 26 points to each of the other players' scores.

Winning the Game

After each hand, the deal passes to the left. The game ends when at least one player's score is greater than or equal to 100. At that time, the player with the lowest score is the winner.