Following suit and the first trick

In Hearts you must follow suit if you can, the two of clubs leads the first trick, and no points can be played on it. Learn the rules. How Hearts works · lesson 3 of 5.

Read this lesson as text

The lesson in words

As in most card games, you must follow suit if you can.

Try it: Clubs were led. Tap every card you may play.

The player with the two of clubs leads the first trick. On that first trick nobody may play a heart or the queen of spades unless they have nothing else.

You have no clubs.

Try it: Tap every card you may play on the first trick.

Follow suit; no points on the first trick. Next: breaking hearts.

See the whole Hearts path · Play Hearts free