Strategy Tips
0001 B.C.
Don’t be intimidated with the establishment BS. Pass the 3 cards you hate the most. No need to pass a heart and no need to cover your pass. There are other ways to stop a moon.
123
Go to sleep before it's too late :-)
2 EASY
Assess the hand you are dealt. Then choose your best strategy you can create based on what you can pass on.
Bendo Webb
Never play drunk!
billyx2
Remember as much as you can about what has been played.
Don't play when your tired!
Don't play when your tired!
Brett
Play to win. Going after the low person and trying to avoid giving points to the high person when you’re not low helps your chances of winning. Have fun. Once you figure out a basic strategy, it becomes mostly the cards you’re dealt.
Brian
Cover your pass always if possible
Bruno
Get down to less than four suites ASAP!
coffee ☕
Count spades each hand. Let's you know if you should push spades or bail early before other players slough high cards.
Also, it takes a village to stop a moon.
Also, it takes a village to stop a moon.
Figjam
Cover your pass. Don’t lead spades when the low player plays last.
GBM
So far, my favorite strategy is to try and eliminate an entire suit from your hand. It can bite you in the behind if someone is trying to run hearts and you don't have the suit they are running it with though.
Glen
Always pass a low heart to someone with a Moon icon.
Jim
Don't lead spades unless 1)you're low or 2)you only have one or two or 3)you're going to take the queen if you don't lead spades.
luketo24
Remember, most are here to play a game, not to give themselves credibility as human beings. Have fun AND be courteous to all just as you would like others to be toward you. Peace and blessings.
Maverick
For the love of the game, go for low and pass a heart and/or cover
One Sexy Old Man
If I keep the queen, I try to keep one or two low diamonds or clubs to get me out of the lead.
River Crosser
If possible, pass a heart you can cover.
If possible, play the queen on lowest score, unless there is a loudmouth at the table who deserves it.
If possible, play the queen on lowest score, unless there is a loudmouth at the table who deserves it.
Ron
When your passing cards try to include a low heart, that prevents shooting the moon.
Summer 23 in 22
Just have fun. There is no prize money. Don't tell others how to play, and don't spew vitriol. Chat like best friends.
The Mad Monk
Shrug off the obnoxious people who criticize your play. They do not have your hand memorized and are wrong most of the time. I would like to go ape about this but it is against my nature.... or is it? Have fun!
Tom Mt
Play the hand you are delt. Hold the Queen if you have coverage…..void a suit if possible….be respectful of others and be patient!
UffePuff1312
Dumping and ducking won't get you far! Co-op against low may get you the whole way!
Zonalax
Stop day drinking.
♤caught
pass high cards,or all one suit. Keep the ♤queen♤ with at least 2 other spades
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when you are playing with 2 duckers and a moonshot lover then stop trying to block and just let the guy shoot the moon so that duckers can suffer and think twice before they duck. It will help you in the long run.
if you enable them with blocking they'll duck even more and would make it way easier for the ms guy to achieve his goal while leaving you with worse score since you have to hold high numbers and hearts while duckers just dump those.
if you let ms guy shoot the moon you can still have a shot for the 2nd place but if you keep trying to block while others duck it is likely that you would end up being the 4th.
if you enable them with blocking they'll duck even more and would make it way easier for the ms guy to achieve his goal while leaving you with worse score since you have to hold high numbers and hearts while duckers just dump those.
if you let ms guy shoot the moon you can still have a shot for the 2nd place but if you keep trying to block while others duck it is likely that you would end up being the 4th.