Additional possibilities suggestions
Posted: Sep 05, 2011
The style of Hearts I first learned had some different rules which I feel would make a worthy expansion to the Omnibus version. I feel that having more possibilities to have the score both rise and fall makes for a more interesting experience.
1. If a person takes no tricks in a hand, they get 5 points taken off their score.
2. If a person shoots the moon, they have the choice of either receiving 26 points off their own score, or adding 26 to each of their opponents' scores.
3. Modify the game so that there is an option in the general set-up: when the Queen of Spades is played, it "breaks" the Hearts as well. This can be set or not, according to the player's wishes.
4. Modify the game so that the maximum score for a game can be set by the user. I learned Hearts where the max. score (and therefore, the end of the game) was 55, but having the ability to set any number the player wishes will make the game more versatile.
5. This one's personal: I find that the card sorting animation that occurs after the initial deal and then again following the card exchange to be distracting, and frankly, headache inducing. Please consider an option whereby this display is bypassed, and the cards simply appear in sorted order.
1. If a person takes no tricks in a hand, they get 5 points taken off their score.
2. If a person shoots the moon, they have the choice of either receiving 26 points off their own score, or adding 26 to each of their opponents' scores.
3. Modify the game so that there is an option in the general set-up: when the Queen of Spades is played, it "breaks" the Hearts as well. This can be set or not, according to the player's wishes.
4. Modify the game so that the maximum score for a game can be set by the user. I learned Hearts where the max. score (and therefore, the end of the game) was 55, but having the ability to set any number the player wishes will make the game more versatile.
5. This one's personal: I find that the card sorting animation that occurs after the initial deal and then again following the card exchange to be distracting, and frankly, headache inducing. Please consider an option whereby this display is bypassed, and the cards simply appear in sorted order.