For those of you who play Hearts, here’s what happened for me today:
The game was to 100. Ann had a point total far worse than any of us in the 90s, while Ben, Tom and I were each in the 30s. There was a very good chance that the guy that won the next round would win the game.
I had what I thought was a good, safe set of cards, but somehow ended up with the Queen of Spades, which put me in third place and in jeopardy – especially because Ann had reached exactly 99 points. I shifted strategy and purposely picked up all the remaining hearts, putting me further in the hole compared with Ben and Tom – but keeping myself alive, by keeping Ann alive.
Then, in the next hand, I shot the moon – pushing Ann over 100 and the other two into worse scores than mine. It was a stunning comeback victory that would have had Brent Musberger awarding me all the Tostitos!
Jon Weisman
At the time of this posting, 8:35 p.m., baseball chat remains in the thread below this one:
http://www.dodgerthoughts.com/2012/08/22/ethier-2/
Anonymous
Hey, anyone else watching Military Channel?
Great show on right now : “Gettysburg : Pickett’s Charge”
And up next : “Custer’s Last Stand”
These shows are great – really well done.
Seriously.
Jon Weisman
NPUT
Anonymous
Were you able to pull it off because someone failed to pass you a heart or make a stop? Or did you walk into a great hand? It’s hard to shot the moon much when playing with seasoned players.
Jon Weisman
Yeah, I definitely got some useful cards for the final hand. By the time they realized I was going to go for it, it was too late.
John Stodder Jr.
Are Ann, Ben and Tom real?
Jon Weisman
They’re real computer players!