Shooting the moon
Take every heart and the queen of spades in one round and you score nothing, while everyone else gets 26. Learn how shooting the moon works. How Hearts works · lesson 5 of 5.
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The lesson in words
If one player takes all 13 hearts and the queen of spades in a round, they’ve shot the moon: they score 0, and every other player gets 26 points.
It’s a big gamble. If you take nearly all the points but someone else takes one heart, you’re left with a huge score.
You know every rule. Test yourself in the rules check.
Questions
What do the other three players score this round?
26 each, and you score nothing.