Foster in 1909 who describes a variant called "Discard Hearts which is sometimes called Black Jack or Black Lady". It is sometimes misnamed Black Maria which, however, is the British variant of Hearts played with additional penalty cards.īlack Lady was developed in America in the early 20th century from the Hearts. In Australia it is known as Rickety Kate. It is known by a variety of other names including American Hearts, Black Lady Hearts, Black Widow and Slippery Anne. The game is often called Hearts, although that is the proper name for the basic game in which only the cards of the heart suit incur penalty points. American author and leading bridge exponent, Ely Culbertson, describes it as "essentially Hearts with the addition of the queen of spades as a minus card, counting thirteen" and goes on to say that "Black Lady and its elaborations have completely overshadowed the original Hearts in popularity." It is a trick-avoidance game in which the aim is to avoid taking tricks containing hearts or the Black Lady. It is named after its highest penalty card, the Queen of Spades or "Black Lady". It emerged in the early 20th century as an elaboration of Hearts and was initially also called Discard Hearts. American Hearts, Black Lady Hearts, Black Maria, Black Widow, Slippery Anne, Rickety Kateīlack Lady is an American card game of the Hearts group for three to six players and the most popular of the group.
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