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- HEARTS
- By Martin Richardson
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- RULES
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- THE PLAYERS: You (player 1) vs. 3 computer opponents (players 2, 3, and 4)
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- THE DECK: 52 Card Pack
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- OBJECT: To avoid taking tricks containing any hearts or the Queen
- of spades.
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- THE PLAY: "At the beginning of each round, each player is dealt a 13
- card hand. Each player then selects 3 cards in their hand
- to be passed to the player on their left (1 passes to 4,
- 4 to 3, etc.). Play then begins with the player right of the
- dealer leading any card except a heart. After the first heart
- trick, hearts are 'broken' and may be led. Each player then
- plays, in turn, a card that matches the suit led. IF a player
- has no more of the led suit, then the player may play any card
- in hand, including a heart. The highest card of the led suit
- takes the trick and the player who takes it leads a card for
- the next round.
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- THE PLAY: In each successive round, the pass changes from the left,
- then to the right, then across, then you play a hold hand.
- In the hold hand, there is no passing of cards.
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- SCORING: "At the end of each hand, player scores are totaled. A player
- receives 1 point for each heart he took in a trick, 13 points
- if the player took the Queen of spades.
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- If one player takes all the points in the hand, he has 'run'
- the cards, and all of the other players receive 26 points.
- After each hand, each player's score is added to a grand
- total. When one player's grand total reaches or exeeds 100
- points, the entire game ends and the player(s) with the lowest
- score(s) win(s) the game.
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- CONTROLS:
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- To play a card, move the cursor with the -> and <- keys.
- When the cursor is below the desired card, hit [RETURN] to play it.
- To pass a card, move the cursor under each card to pass and press
- the space bar. A cursor will appear over each selected card. To
- unselect a card, position the cursor under a selected card and
- press the space bar. When you have selected your three cards to
- pass, press [RETURN].
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- Other controls are: D - To set the time delay between each card as
- it is laid down.
- S - To toggle the sound on and off
- Q - To quit the game prematurely
- H - The rules
- F9 - Quits anywhere
- F10 - Brings up the current game scores.
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