Editing Hearts (card game) (section)

=== Spot Hearts ===
Spot Hearts appeared as a variant in the first description of Hearts in 1887, albeit referred to as the Double Game of Hearts or the Eagle Game of Hearts,{{sfn|The Standard Hoyle|1887|pp=236–237}} being first named Spot Hearts by Foster in 1897. Both names continued to be used until the 1920s when Spot Hearts became the standard name of the game. The key difference is that the hearts are now worth values ranging from 2 to 14, rather than being worth 1 chip (or penalty point) each. The actual values are: {{cards|Ah}} at 14, {{cards|Kh}} at 13, {{cards|Qh}} at 12, {{cards|Jh}} at 11 and [[Pip (counting)#Playing cards|pips]] score their face value. Foster remarks that "this adds nothing to the interest or skill of the game; but rather tends to create confusion and delay, owing to the numerous disputes as to the correctness of the count."{{sfn|Foster|1897|p=318}} Nevertheless, the game has been regularly listed right up to the present day with the ''Little Giant Encyclopedia'' (2009) giving an alternative name of Chip Hearts.{{sfn|Little Giant Encyclopedia|2009|p=89}} Modern rules however, tend to score the {{cards|Ah}} as 1 penalty point rather than the original 14.{{efn|See, for example, ''Little Giant Encyclopedia'' (2009) and Glenn and Denton (2003).}}