black lady

Queen penalty game

Black lady is a card game, also known as hearts, in which players try to avoid taking tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades—the "black lady" herself, who carries the heaviest penalty.

The name emphasizes this dreaded card, which experienced players work to dump on opponents.

I got stuck with the black lady three hands in a row.

Related

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Opposites
card game objective

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game tone/approach

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Hearth implement for coals

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card value in hearts

black ladyjack of diamonds

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Family

black, lady, blacks, blacked, blacking, blacken, blackens, blackened, blackening

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G