Card rules · 2026-11-02
Hearts: A Point-Free Trick Can Still Matter
A trick containing no hearts and no Q♠ adds no penalty. Its winner nevertheless leads the next trick.
A trick containing no hearts and no Q♠ adds no penalty. Its winner nevertheless leads the next trick.
Four diamonds are played and the diamond ace wins. No penalty is recorded, but the ace's player becomes the next leader. Treating the trick as irrelevant would lose the transition in control.
Record both results: zero penalty and a new lead. Scoring and turn ownership answer separate questions about the same completed trick.