▁original ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁Other ▁variants ▁ ▁" 4 – 5 – 4 ▁He arts ": ▁For ▁four ▁players , ▁the ▁passing ▁rule ▁is ▁modified ▁such ▁that ▁each ▁player ▁passes ▁ 4 ▁cards ▁to ▁each ▁neighbor , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁cards ▁across , ▁so ▁hands ▁are ▁played ▁exclus ively ▁with ▁cards ▁received ▁from ▁oppon ents . ▁" 5 0 0 ▁He arts ": ▁For ▁four ▁or ▁more ▁players , ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁card ▁deck ▁is ▁used , ▁which ▁adds ▁ 1 1 s ▁and ▁ 1 2 s ▁( the ▁red ▁ 1 3 s ▁are ▁not ▁used ) ▁and ▁increases ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cards ▁to ▁ 6 0 . ▁ ▁" Bo oster ▁N ines ": ▁If ▁a ▁nine ▁is ▁played , ▁the ▁trick ▁is ▁extended ▁by ▁one ▁round . ▁ ▁Str ategy ▁ ▁Le ading ▁He arts ▁early ▁ ▁After ▁assess ing ▁the ▁hand , ▁players ▁should ▁decide ▁whether ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁pass ▁off ▁his ▁hearts ▁to ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁or ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁them ▁all . ▁Although ▁it ▁appears ▁wise ▁to ▁play ▁low ▁hearts ▁first , ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁better ▁to ▁hold ▁onto ▁them ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁clearer , ▁from ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁cards , ▁to ▁whom ▁you ▁are ▁giving ▁them . ▁Low ▁hearts ▁are ▁especially ▁hand y ▁for ▁passing ▁the ▁lead ▁over ▁in ▁the ▁dangerous ▁final ▁few ▁tr icks . ▁The ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁is ▁when ▁one ' s ▁plain ▁suit ▁cards ▁are ▁high ▁or ▁dangerous , ▁but ▁hearts ▁are ▁relatively ▁low . ▁In