Rules shared by all three games
- Players take turns clockwise and play one card to each trick.
- Follow the led suit whenever your hand contains it.
- The winning player or team collects the trick and leads next.
- Cards outside the led suit cannot win unless they are trump.
Hearts quick rules
- Avoid hearts worth 1 point each and the queen of spades worth 13.
- Pass three cards left, right, and across; every fourth hand is hold.
- The 2 of clubs leads the first trick.
- Do not lead hearts until broken unless only hearts remain.
- Taking all 26 points shoots the moon: opponents receive 26 each.
- When someone reaches 100, the unique lowest score wins.
Spades quick rules
- Partners sit across from one another and bid expected tricks.
- Spades are always trump and cannot be led until broken unless only spades remain.
- Make the team contract for 10 points per bid trick plus overtricks.
- Missing the contract costs 10 points per bid trick.
- Nil succeeds for 100 points and fails for −100.
- Ten bags cause a 100-point penalty; the game target is 500.
Euchre quick rules
- Use 9 through ace in each suit; deal five cards per player.
- Choose the turned suit in round one or another suit in round two.
- The right bower is highest; the same-color jack is the left bower and becomes trump.
- Makers earn 1 for three or four tricks and 2 for all five.
- Defenders earn 2 when they euchre the makers.
- A successful lone march earns the larger lone-hand award; the target is 10.
Before the first deal
Agree on any house rules before playing. The rules above match Made Simple Games and may differ from another table’s Nil, moon, redeal, or lone-hand scoring.