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Game awards	None at this time

Challenge badges	Queen of Spades (10/29/03) Win 30 100-point games Royal Heartbreaker (2/11/04) Win 7 games A Heart in Your Future (6/23/04) Win five 25-point games Open Hearts (9/15/04) Win the game by 15 points or more 15 times Scarlet (12/8/04) Win two 200-point games Heart on a Sleeve (3/9/05) Take the Jack of Diamonds for -10 points 10 times Blue Moon (7/6/05) "Shoot the Moon" one time Breakin' Hearts (12/21/05) Win the game by 10 points or more 10 times Clean Sweep (6/14/06) Win three 150-point games Hearts & Diamonds (2/14/07) Take the Jack of Diamonds for -10 points 12 times Big Nada (9/5/07) Take zero hearts in 30 hands Be My Sweetheart (10/10/07) Win the game by 15 points or more 5 times Heart of Gold (2/13/08) Win ten 50-point games Shoot the Moon (2/11/09) Win 20 games Heart to Heart (7/29/09) Win eight 50-point games

Premium badges	Fool for Love (animated) Piece of Cake book Win exactly zero tricks in 10 games Heart of Ice EXPIRED (animated) Card Masters book Take exactly zero hearts in 20 25-point games
Mix & Match	Studmuffin EXPIRED Mix & Match (thru 10/14/08) Shoot the Moon three times 2008 Valentine's Day EXPIRED (animated badge & icon) Limited Edition Mix & Match (thru 2/19/08) Take exactly zero hearts in 5 hands Heart Burn EXPIRED Mix & Match (thru 2/16/10) Win 14 games Heartbreak Kid Mix & Match (thru 7/7/10) Take exactly zero hearts in a 50-point game 20 times

Badge tips

Be sure to select the correct number of points in the table options for badges requiring a specific number of game points!

Be sure to select "Taking Jack of Diamonds is worth -10 points" for Heart on a Sleeve or Hearts & Diamonds!

The player with fewest points wins in Hearts, so you must have at least 15 points less than the player in last place for the Open Hearts badge, and at least 10 points for Breakin' Hearts or Be My Sweetheart.

For Blue Moon or Studmuffin, you must take all 13 hearts and the Queen of Spades. Be sure "Must take Jack of Diamonds to shoot the moon" is not checked on the table options for this badge or it will be harder to get.

Any of these badges can be earned relatively easy by playing with Pogobots, or even easier playing with friend(s) or cooperative partner(s). Take turns winning and/or completing your badge requirements.

If you have trouble getting a win against Pogobots, have a friend or cooperative player move around the table, sitting in for the bots who are ahead and sabotaging their leads. Alternately, you can move to the leader's seat towards the end of a game. But be sure one human is always seated or the table will close.

Game tips

ALWAYS read a game's How to Play, and also check for a Hints or Tips tab and/or Tutorial. They do help!

Clicking Advanced Options on the table options and selecting "Taking zero tricks in a round is worth -5 points" can help boost your score if you're proficient at doing so. It isn't too hard to do against Pogobots (given a bit of luck), and this option will give you a 5 point advantage if you're successful at getting either premium badge.

More about Hearts

This game has no jackpot spins.

Game play is similar to Euchre, Spades, Pinochle and Bridge. Each game has unique differences as far as high/low cards, bidding and scoring, but all are 4-player games consisting of 4-card rounds ("tricks") with a designated high "trump" suit for each round. If you can play any of these games you can easily learn the others, with the possible exception of Bridge due to its complex bidding system.

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