Question 1

Is Hearts free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The daily game and as many new games as you like are free, with no account and nothing to download.

Question 2

What is shooting the moon?

Accepted Answer

Taking all 13 hearts and the Q♠ in one hand. Instead of 26 points for you, everyone else gets 26. If that would end the game with someone else winning, you take 26 off your own score instead.

Question 3

Can I play hearts on the first trick?

Accepted Answer

Not unless you have nothing else. On the first trick nobody may play a heart or the Q♠ if they have another card, the way most people play online. After that, discard what you like when you can't follow suit.

Question 4

How good are the computer players?

Accepted Answer

Easy plays any card it's allowed to. Medium ducks under the winning card and passes its dangerous cards. Hard does all that and counts cards: it knows which cards are still out and who has run out of a suit. You can change the level in the settings at any time.

Question 5

What's the daily game?

Accepted Answer

A game whose hands are dealt the same for everyone that day, so you can compare how you did. It counts towards your streak when it ends, whatever your place.

Question 6

Can I play with friends online?

Accepted Answer

Not yet: for now Hearts is you against three computer players.

Hearts: Saturday, October 17, 2026

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