hearts card   game  -  why so popular

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hearts card game is an "evasion type" game of four players

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hearts card game was first recorded in 1800s in America

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Special variants such as Black lady and Black Maria are quite pouplar

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Players avoid winning  penalty card tricks commonly by avoiding winning move as well

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the common hearts card game is still current

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But has been taken by Black lady and black maria

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