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Four-handed Hearts: you sit South, and WOPR plays West, North and East. Take as few points as you can.

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The deal: your thirteen cards numbered 1 to 13, and PASS LEFT beside your hand. An arrow points from the table to WEST, who gets the three cards you pass.
The deal: your thirteen cards numbered 1 to 13, and PASS LEFT beside your hand. An arrow points from the table to WEST, who gets the three cards you pass.
West leads the 3D, and WOPR refuses your QH: YOU MUST FOLLOW SUIT: DIAMONDS. Above the prompt, WOPR says in words which cards are already in the trick.
West leads the 3D, and WOPR refuses your QH: YOU MUST FOLLOW SUIT: DIAMONDS. Above the prompt, WOPR says in words which cards are already in the trick.
Your 3S lead draws West’s QS under North’s AS. The panel shows LAST TRICK (13), TAKEN BY NORTH.
Your 3S lead draws West’s QS under North’s AS. The panel shows LAST TRICK (13), TAKEN BY NORTH.

How to play

  • Each heart you take is 1 point. The queen of spades is 13. Take all 26 and you shoot the moon: you score 0, and the other three score 26 each. When someone reaches 100 at the end of a hand, the lowest score wins.
  • Each hand opens with a pass of three cards. The pass goes to the left (West), then to the right (East), then across (North), then there is no pass. At PASS THREE CARDS TO WEST: name three cards (QS AH KH). Their positions on the panel work too (1 5 6).
  • The 2C leads the first trick. No points may be played on it unless you have nothing else. Follow suit if you can. Nobody can lead a heart until someone plays one.
  • At YOUR PLAY: name one card (7H, 10D, QS) or its position under your hand. WOPR plays its three seats. It says each trick, for example YOU 2C, WEST 6C, NORTH 5C, EAST 4C. WEST TAKES IT.
  • After the last trick WOPR shows this hand’s points and the scores. At NEXT HAND? press Enter to deal again, or type LEAVE to stop.

Controls

You typeWhat it does
QS AH KHat the pass, pass these three cards (commas work too)
1 5 6at the pass, pass the cards at these positions
7H, 10D or THplay that card
3play the card at position 3 in your hand (a number alone is always a position)
Enterat NEXT HAND?, deal again
LEAVEat NEXT HAND?, stop with the final scores
Esc, Escleave the game and return to WOPR

Tips for winning

  • Pass the queen, king and ace of spades, and your high hearts. The exception is when you hold several low spades to cover them. WOPR’s seats pass the same kind of cards, so expect some back.
  • Empty a short suit early, by passing its cards or by playing them. Once you hold no card of a suit, you can discard the queen of spades or a high heart whenever someone leads that suit.
  • If you do not hold the queen, king or ace of spades, lead low spades. WOPR’s seats play the highest card that still loses. So a seat with the queen and no lower spade may have to play it.
  • WOPR’s seats never try to stop a moon shot. With many high hearts and spades, try to take all 26. The seats play under your high cards, and give you their hearts when they cannot follow suit.

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