A practice hand or a full match
Choose one-hand practice for thirteen tricks, or begin a match that continues until somebody reaches at least 100 points. The lowest total wins; equal lowest totals share first place.
In a match, pass three cards left, then right, then across, then keep your hand. That four-hand cycle repeats. Select three cards and confirm the pass when the table asks.
Select a card, then play it
The player holding the two of clubs opens with it. Follow the led suit whenever you can. Select a card and choose Play, then gather the finished trick when you are ready.
Each heart is worth one penalty point and the queen of spades is worth thirteen. The aim is the lowest score. A player who takes all 26 penalty points shoots the moon: that player gains zero and each opponent gains 26.
The rules used at this table
A heart cannot lead until a heart has been discarded, unless the leader has only hearts. The queen of spades does not break hearts in this edition.
On the first trick, a player without clubs must discard a non-penalty card if one is available. If the remaining hand contains only hearts and the queen of spades, a penalty discard is allowed so the hand can continue.
Dimmed cards can be inspected for the reason they are unavailable. Suggestions explain a legal choice with a tactical reason; the computer opponents are not an expert Hearts solver.
Keep a table and review the tricks
Click or tap cards and buttons. With a keyboard, Tab reaches the controls, arrow keys or Home/End move through the hand, and Enter or Space selects. P handles pass, play or gather; H requests a suggestion; Escape pauses.
Every move autosaves locally. On return, choose Resume when ready. The notebook offers six named tables plus backup download and import. Those backups are personal records, and clearing browser data removes local tables.
After a hand, review the penalty allocation and trick notebook, or keep a score postcard. This is one human playing three computer opponents on this device; it does not create an online room.
A traditional game at an original harbor table
The card interface, harbor scene, characters and explanations were created for Harbor Hearts. Traditional Black Lady Hearts references informed the rules; the table differences above are part of this edition.
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