Hearts is a trick-taking card game where players avoid cards. The person with the lowest score wins at the end of the game. This is why it’s very important to keep an accurate score, especially if you have some highly competitive people playing!

The objective of the game of Hearts is to have the fewest points when one player eventually reaches 100 points. 

Players don't want to end up with tricks containing Hearts cards or the Queen of Spades which are worth points. This will rack up a player’s score. But they do want to end up with the Jack of Diamonds.

It may sound a little confusing, but it really does start to make sense after the first round once everyone starts playing.