▁Black ▁Lady ▁▁ ▁Black ▁Lady ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁Dis card ▁He arts , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁variant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁over t aking ▁He arts ▁itself ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁It ▁is ▁frequently , ▁and ▁confusing ly , ▁also ▁called ▁He arts , ▁not ▁least ▁in ▁computer ▁g aming ▁versions . ▁However ▁its ▁distingu ishing ▁feature ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sp ades , ▁the ▁Black ▁Lady , ▁is ▁an ▁additional ▁penalty ▁card ▁worth ▁ 1 3 ▁points . ▁The ▁first ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁already ▁included ▁the ▁feature ▁of ▁disc arding ▁cards ▁to ▁one ' s ▁neighbour ▁after ▁the ▁deal . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁game ▁has ▁developed ▁elabor ations ▁such ▁as ▁' sh oot ing ▁the ▁moon ' ▁and ▁passing ▁cards ▁in ▁different ▁directions ▁with ▁each ▁deal . ▁ ▁Black ▁Maria ▁▁ ▁Black ▁Maria ▁is ▁the ▁British ▁variant ▁of ▁He arts ▁and ▁features ▁three ▁additional ▁penalty ▁cards ▁– ▁the ▁ ▁worth ▁ 1 0 ▁points , ▁the ▁K ▁worth ▁ 7 ▁points ▁and ▁the ▁Black ▁Maria ▁or ▁Q ▁worth ▁ 1 3 ▁points . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Hub ert ▁Phill ips ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century . ▁It ▁usually ▁includes ▁passing ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁( not ▁left ▁as ▁in ▁other ▁variants ) ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁more ▁challeng ing ▁because ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁player ' s ▁cards .