A Classic Card Game for Beginners Now, kids can join in the fun of one of America's best-loved card games. The concept is the same as the original, as players try to collect the fewest Hearts while they watch out for the mean, old Queen of Spades. But new rules and large cards make the game easy for chidren to learn and play - for example, players hold fewer cards at a time and count points as they go along. And once kids master the beginners' version, they can challenge their parents with the traditional game.