The game of hearts is scored in a golf sort of way. The lower the score the better. Usually the game is played to 100; when one player reaches one hundred, the game ends. If playing for money, payoff is based on point differential, but it has many variations.
All hearts are worth a point each, and the queen of spades is 13.
So you have one of two objectives in each hand: sluff off as many hearts and the Queen as possible to stay low or ... if you think you have the hand, "shoot the moon" by capturing all the hearts and the queen. If you do, each of your opponents is "assessed" 26 points. (shooting the moon)
It's a great play, but a risky one. A player looking to shoot the moon often gets all but say 1 or 2 points. So instead of his opponents being hit for 26 each, they get zero and you would eat 24 points(if another player had, say, 2 hearts)
All hearts are worth a point each, and the queen of spades is 13.
So you have one of two objectives in each hand: sluff off as many hearts and the Queen as possible to stay low or ... if you think you have the hand, "shoot the moon" by capturing all the hearts and the queen. If you do, each of your opponents is "assessed" 26 points. (shooting the moon)
It's a great play, but a risky one. A player looking to shoot the moon often gets all but say 1 or 2 points. So instead of his opponents being hit for 26 each, they get zero and you would eat 24 points(if another player had, say, 2 hearts)
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A girl who has short and insincere relationships, moving quickly from one partner to the next, stringing people along and breaking each person's heart as she goes. After the Elliott Smith song, "Shooting Star."
Often, though, a shooting star can't help her behavior and, while she is largely unaware of its consequences, does it out of personal confusion rather than malice.
Often, though, a shooting star can't help her behavior and, while she is largely unaware of its consequences, does it out of personal confusion rather than malice.
Person one: Man, I can't believe that Sara's going out with Jack already; she just broke up with Nick three weeks ago.
Person two: Yeah, soon Jack'll be moping over there in the corner as well; Sara's such a shooting star she'll be after some other poor bloke before too long.
Person two: Yeah, soon Jack'll be moping over there in the corner as well; Sara's such a shooting star she'll be after some other poor bloke before too long.
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Look at that dipshit shooting the bird. I'll bet he runs if I try to "talk" to him.
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Look at that dipshit shooting the bird. I'll bet he runs if I try to "talk" to him.
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