Hearts is a trick taking, standard deck playing card game, without trumps, which has been played popularly for generations and has many variations. The object is to avoid capturing hearts at one (1) point apiece and (in the most commonly played version today) the queen of spades, at thirteen (13) points, the card on which the whole game pivots. But to make...
A Classic Card Game for Beginners Now, kids can join in the fun of one of America's best-loved card games. The concept is the same as the original, as players try to collect the fewest Hearts while they watch out for the mean, old Queen of Spades. But new rules and large cards make the game easy for chidren to learn and play - for example, players hold...
OBJECTIVE The objective in Crown Hearts is to take as few penalty points as possible. The game ends when any player ends a hand by reaching or going over 100 points, at which point the player with the lowest score is the winner. THE CARDS The 60-card Crown Hearts deck is made up of 5 suits (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, Spades, and Crowns). Cards rank from 2...
Raise the stakes on the classic game of Hearts in a bone-chilling twist to the trick-taking card game! With the Queen of Vampyres hiding amongst your number, her thirst for Hearts may send everyone to an early grave. Can you strike her down before time runs out? Housed in a gorgeous coffin-shaped box, this set includes a deck of unique illustrated playing...
A light-hearted game for 3-4 players about responding to tragic events. Thoughts and Prayers are worth nothing. What's really important is winning the Hearts and Minds. Except when it isn't. Hearts and Minds is a trick taking game, where each round players will choose their scoring conditions by selecting a Goal card from their hand. Each can be used only...
The version has two different games. The first game involves players moving playing pieces from start to finish. Players attempt to take tricks of balloons, stars, and flowers while avoiding the hearts. The player taking the highest numbered card in the leading suit takes the trick. After all cards are played, players move their markers ahead 1 space for...
After a hard day escaping dungeons and facing dragons, there’s nothing like returning to town and getting hammered while playing cards at the finest tavern in the region: HeartsDrunk! Become a legend at the tavern by mastering the art of drinking—stay on your feet each round in this high-proof card game! Based on the classic game of Hearts, HeartsDrunk is...
The Hedgehog’s Dilemma is a trick taking game featuring fragile partnerships, shared win and loss conditions, and completely open table talk rules. Based on Schopenhauer’s parable of porcupines illustrating the perils of human intimacy, players navigate fraught relationships with each other to trade cards and build exponential scoring opportunities. By...
Hedges is a two-player shedding game with a traditional deck. You score for 5s, 10s, and Kings captured while playing combos—but only the player who sheds out their hand first. Otherwise they count against you as negative points. As you capture point cards you decide if they’ll be claimed or "hedged". Hedging means they don't score for anyone, mitigating...