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After reviewing all of the posts to my original message (shown below in italics) about the original Hearts game being deleted from Windows 10, please allow me to make some comments about the current abundant load of "trashy" Hearts games that Microsoft now offers for free and otherwise as "alternatives":
a) The new games are way, way too easy to figure out. I've played Hearts Deluxe some 86 times and have a 78% win rating. I have 48 moons in some 350 games. This is ridiculous. In the original game the most I ever achieved in 10+ years of playing was 68 to 70%. That was far more challenging.
b) The new "Free" games are NOT free. They have ads that are annoying and that take up a lot of screen "real estate".
c) The Paid game is worse than the free games as far a challenge goes.
d) The programmers of the games do not appear to have a lot of knowledge or abilities regarding the game strategies and nuances. They may be good programmers, but they are not "Hearts players".
e) The original game was clean, nicely thought out, well presented, had great graphics, and was fun as well as challenging.
It was not like playing "real" hearts against human opponents, but it still had enough nuances and tricks that made it interesting.
Why - I still ask - was it pulled? Where is the game now? Has it been discarded to some trash heap of technology forever? Has it been banned for life or to another planet? What did Microsoft do with it? Won't they even sell it?
Who is the "genius" that decided to pull the Hearts game from Windows?
This was one of the best features of windows when you needed to take a break from the information overloads.
WHY?
Was it taking up too much software space?
Was it bothering anyone?
Was it as social burden?
Come on guys - we know you were not making money on these type of features and your would rather reap huge rewards from vicious and bloody war and terror games, but not everyone is into that.
Sometime you want to exercise your mind.
Is that a sin?
Will that hurt Microsoft?
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Totally Agree!!
Seriously, why would they remove this simple yet fun little game from the software. Seriously tempted to dump windows 10 just to be able to play one of my fav games again. Really don't see a whole lot of impressive upgrades in 10 anyways and they remove the fun card games so yea gotta go n buy em somewhere else and they still are not quite the same. Shame on you Microsoft!! Listen to your public and put the card games back in!!!!!!
ROCKET THAT!
I have been playing hearts since Windows first started offering their version for on-line card games. I have spent countless hours trying to find/reload this game on Windows 10. I am totally lost without this game. Please, Please, Please bring Hearts back. It is such a wonderful release while/during spending hours on the computer working. I really miss Hearts on my coffee/lunch break!!
There is information on what I suppose are "unauthorized" ways of restoring these games in Windows 10. You will need to download the Windows 8/8.1 installer for either 32 or 64 bit games. This will restore all of the Windows 7 games.
Information is here: http://winaero.com/blog/get-windows-7-games-for-windows-10/, and also in this thread: http://www.tenforums.com/gaming/16369-hearts-solitaire-games-windows-10-a.html.
Good luck and good gaming!
Well, I agree with all the contributors, but would go further and say that I would like all the free games which were on Windows 7 to be available on Windows 10 which I have now got as bought new computer last week with 10 on. The games on Windows 7 were far superior with better layouts, etc. Please, please, please bring them all back.
