The trick-taking game Black Spy is a film noir take on Hearts as you want to enlist the best spies you can while avoiding the black spies who will always turn against you Black Spy lasts a number of rounds with players scoring points each round The game is played using mostly standard trick-taking rules Each turn someone plays a card to the center of the table then in turn each player lays down (if possible) a card matching the suit or rank of the card led throwing out any other card otherwise The highest card in the color led wins the trick & that player leads the next trick Points come only from the black cards with the black spies (yes "spies" with six black 7 cards) being worth ten points each & all other black cards worth 1-5 points When someone reaches 200 or more points at the end of a round the game ends & the player with the lowest score wins A trick-taking card game Black Spy is a film noir take on Hearts you want to enlist the best spies you can while avoiding the black spies Ages 12 2-6 players