▁is ▁an ▁" e vas ion - type " ▁trick - t aking ▁playing ▁card ▁game ▁for ▁four ▁players , ▁although ▁most ▁variations ▁can ▁accommod ate ▁between ▁three ▁and ▁six ▁players . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁variants , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" He arts "; ▁these ▁particularly ▁include ▁Black ▁Lady ▁and ▁Black ▁Maria . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ist ▁family ▁of ▁trick - t aking ▁games ▁( which ▁also ▁includes ▁Bridge ▁and ▁Sp ades ), ▁but ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁unusual ▁among ▁Wh ist ▁variants ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁trick - av oid ance ▁game ; ▁players ▁avoid ▁winning ▁certain ▁penalty ▁cards ▁in ▁tr icks , ▁usually ▁by ▁avoid ing ▁winning ▁tr icks ▁altogether . ▁The ▁original ▁game ▁of ▁He arts ▁has ▁been ▁almost ▁entirely ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁Black ▁Lady ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Black ▁Maria ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁of ▁He arts ▁as ▁currently ▁known ▁origin ated ▁with ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁related ▁games ▁called ▁Re vers is , ▁which ▁became ▁popular ▁around ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁in ▁Spain . ▁In ▁this ▁game , ▁a ▁penalty ▁point ▁was ▁awarded ▁for ▁each ▁trick ▁won , ▁plus ▁additional ▁points ▁for ▁capt uring ▁ ▁or ▁. ▁A ▁similar ▁game ▁called ▁" F our ▁Jack s " ▁centered ▁around ▁avoid ing ▁any ▁trick ▁containing ▁a ▁Jack , ▁which ▁were ▁worth ▁one ▁penalty ▁point , ▁and ▁ ▁worth