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Hearts
Verdict
A player who takes all 13 hearts and the queen of spades scores 0, and every other player scores 26. Some groups let the shooter instead subtract 26 from their own score — agree which before dealing.
Why people argue about this
People often assume that if you take all 13 hearts including the queen of spades, it means your score is immediately zero, but actually, they're saying every other player scores 26 points in this scenario, not you yourself. The confusion arises because the rule doesn't penalize the shooter directly; instead, it affects how others' scores are calculated based on their own performance.
Send this to your friend — argument over.
After all 13 tricks, each player scores the penalty cards they took:
Every hand therefore distributes exactly 26 points.
A player who takes all 13 hearts and the queen of spades scores 0, and every other player scores 26. Some groups let the shooter instead subtract 26 from their own score — agree which before dealing.
The game ends when any player reaches 100 points. Lowest score wins.
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