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on 6/6/2007 Excellent article - I love Hearts! Thanks!
on 2/7/2007 Can someone please tell me how to go about shooting the moon in Hearts?
on 11/22/2005 Pass a low - mid heart and make sure you have one higher. By doing this you make it nearly impossible for someone to Shoot the Moon, and while you may take that one trick with the higher heart, that's only 4 points as opposed to 26 for the person shooting the moon!Example: if you have 2,3,10,J of hearts, pass your 10, save your Jack to cover that 10 in case they do try to Shoot the Moon. That's known as a poison pill.
on 11/22/2005 Consider passing out of clubs if you can and if it would be helpful. Having no clubs allows you to throw bad cards (Ace or King of spades for example) on the first trick.
on 11/22/2005 If you've got a lot of spades (or if you've got the king, ace, and two other spades) hang onto (or try to get) the queen of spades. Oftentimes, you'll be able to choose when you play the queen of spades and you may be able to give it to the person with the fewest points (or the person closest to you, if you have the fewest points).
on 11/22/2005 If any player successfully takes all 52 cards in one hand, he is given zero points, and everyone else is given 52 points. Although it's a hard thing to achieve, it's fun to go for!
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