Hearts The Card Game - Why I Play

Hearts has the best of all card game attributes. Here are a few:

1. All the cards are dealt to 4 people, so no relying on the luck of the draw.
2. It's simpler than bridge, and you play as an individual, so there's a lot less fighting.
3. Even if your 13 cards look like they intentionally ended up in your hand, you can pass 3 of them away 3/4 of the time
4. You can either avoid all the hearts and the Queen of Spades or take all of them, giving you two options for success
5. Deciding to give your "bad" cards to specific player at the risk of ending up with them yourself is one of the great challenges, especially as the 100 barrier approaches

If you'd like to find out more about Hearts, please let me know

P.S. The round-robin portion of the Ontario Men's Curling Championship is complete. Harris, Howard and Middaugh finished with 7-2 records. 4 teams are tied for 4th at 4-5. Needless to say, the top 3 teams are the class of the field. Good luck to all of them on the weekend.