Mattel Big Screen Hearts Electronic Handheld Game

If you like playing cards and have no one to play with or spend time sitting in a car waiting for a shopping spouse, this hand held game is for you. I purchased it for my husband but find I enjoy playing too.

Pros: Product quality is excellent. Large display, background illumination comes on automatically via light sensor when there is insufficient ambient light. Good button location etc. Cons: Unlike the real game of hearts where you pass 3 to the left, right, across and keep all on the 4th rotation, you are only passing 3 cards to the right and that is with every hand. The 3 computer players you're up against are not programmed to play in a competitive manner ie. two computer players have already taken a heart and the remaining computer player ends up taking the queen of spades with a king when he could have played a lower card. All in all the game passing the time if your bored but don't buy it if you're interested in competitive play or sharpening your hearts skills. Might just better play MShearts to achieve those goals. Would I have bought this product had I known about the game play? Probably Not.