The Complete Win at Hearts | 
 enlarge | Author: Joseph Andrews
Publisher: Bonus Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 857908
Media: Paperback
Pages: 137
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 1566251478
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9781566251471
ASIN: 1566251478
Publication Date: May 25, 2000
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Product Description
With the development of multiple card-playing sites on the Internet, Hearts is more popular than ever. The author has drawn on his own considerable experience to explain such fine points as proper cards to pass from various Hearts Or Spades combinations, and explains all you need to know about popular variations like Cutthroat, Partnership, Three-Handed, and Jack Of Diamonds.
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 Not what I expected March 16, 2007
Raymond H. Richardson (Vermont USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are things the book should have included but were not there such as what cards should be passed. He mentioned a very few that were good, but he should have given much more examples as to what cards to pass and not to.
 The One and Only Classic Hearts Book April 7, 2005
Jim DVD (Philadephia, PA)
The Complete Win At Hearts is the only comprehensive work on the card game of Hearts which has been published to date. -And this old - timey game has been around for long, long time. The author obviously understands the game, and has laid out a detailed approach to the strategy of Hearts. The chapter about managing the Spades suit is clear and concise. Proper discarding, and play of the hand is thoroughly presented. Ample space is provided for Partnership play, three handed Hearts, the Jack of Diamonds variation, and defensive play.
The only shortcoming in this book is the somewhat incomplete discussion about managing the hearts suit. Otherwise, it's a gem, with plenty of humor, and some of the most interesting hands you will ever see. I have waited for years to see if another author would come out with a new Hearts Book. So far, the game of Hearts is still represented by "The Complete Win At Hearts".
Check it out - you will be glad you did!
Is there another book ? May 8, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Supposedly teaches by showing many examples and situations where you could have done so and so .. I didn't find any real rules to follow and very few tactics that can be inferred from the examples. I'm an above average Hearts player and certainly have to say that I did not pick up anything to improve my game in this book. The best hearts book? Probably so, but only because there isn't another out there.Dry and painfully boring.
Big Disappointment September 17, 2002
Ronald Coolbaugh (Long Beach, CA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Not for one looking for principles. Mostly a collection of wild-titled hands, impossible to remember. Chapter Nine, "The Grand Squash," is devoted to a hand the author has seen only 3 times in 20 years. Go figure.
Best Hearts book available July 25, 2001
Bob Bloom (Seattle WA USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Joe Andrews does a masterful job of relating to the reader the various hands a player may encounter. His strategies and experience are second to none. I read the book often to help sharpen my skills and I notice I win more often because with the help of this book I understand the possibilities of each dealt hand more clearly. A definite read for any level of hearts player.
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