Players4
Play asEvery player for themselves
Deck52 cards
How you winLowest score when anyone reaches 100
What is Hearts?
Hearts is the classic trick-taking game for four, and the goal takes some getting used to: you want as few points as you can manage. Every heart you win costs a point, the Queen of Spades costs thirteen, and most hands are spent quietly dodging both. Unless, of course, you smell a chance to shoot the moon. Play Hearts online free against smart bots or with friends in a private room. No sign-up, nothing to download.
How to play in a minute
- Everyone gets 13 cards, and before most hands you pass three to a neighbour.
- Whoever holds the 2 of Clubs leads the first trick. Follow suit if you can.
- The highest card of the led suit takes the trick, along with any hearts or the Queen of Spades hiding in it.
- Hearts can't be led until one has been "broken" — discarded on another trick.
- When someone reaches 100 points the game ends, and the lowest score wins.
Scoring at a glance
1point for every heart you take
13points for the Queen of Spades
26to everyone else if you shoot the moon — take every heart and the Queen
0is the perfect hand: no hearts, no Queen, no worries
Rules, strategy & guides
Questions people ask
- Is it really free?
- Yes. Every mode — bots, the daily challenge, online rooms — is free, and you never need an account.
- Can I play Hearts online with friends?
- Create a private room, share the code, and up to four of you can play together online.
- What happens if I lose my connection?
- Rejoin from the same device and your seat is waiting; a bot covers for you in the meantime.
- Can I play Hearts against the computer?
- Yes. Smart bots take any seat a person isn't in, so you can start a game on your own in one tap, any time.
- Do I need to download anything?
- No. Hearts runs right in your browser, on a computer or a phone, with nothing to install.