Hearts Deluxe Lon Grp

The London Group is an add-on character pack for Freeverse Software's Hearts Deluxe, Ian Lynch Smith's 1994 Macintosh card game. The pack supplies a new trio of computer opponents themed around a London cast, swapping in fresh portraits and table reactions while leaving the underlying Hearts engine and AI untouched.

How it fits with Hearts Deluxe

Hearts Deluxe was built around interchangeable "puppets" - small resource bundles that define each opponent's face, voice and idle animations. The London Group pack drops into the game folder and adds its characters to the player-selection roster.

What you get

A set of London-themed opponents that replace or supplement the default puppets at the Hearts table. The pack is data only; all gameplay, scoring and AI logic comes from the host copy of Hearts Deluxe.

Why packs like this exist

Freeverse leaned heavily on optional character packs to extend the life of its early shareware. They were small, fast to download over a modem, and let players personalise the table without a full game upgrade.

Requirements

Needs Hearts Deluxe installed (68k, System 7.0 through Mac OS 8.1, 256 colours or black-and-white). Runs under SheepShaver, Basilisk II, and Executor as part of the host game.