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 Root for your home country in the 2nd Annual2007 Hearts World Cup Tournament! Hosted by DreamQuest's own Blue10, the tournament (scheduled for March 2007) gives players the chance to play for their country as part of their national team. Watch exciting Hearts gameplay as teams narrow down in challenging tournament gameplay to determine who is the Hearts World Champion! The Hearts World Cup is an annual event at DreamQuest Software, so be on the lookout for the tournament next year. You could even qualify to play for your country next year! Check out the Hearts World Cup tournament calender at http://www.heartschampionship.com/fixtures.htm.
Read the best in tips and techniques from expert Spades player John Strichman author of How NOT to Lose at Spades. The Double Whammy AutowinNow for the final example. This is the 10th, and designated last, hand of a tournament game. Whichever team is ahead after this hand will win the game. You are bidding 4th and the score is 498 (8 bags) for your team, and 448 (8 bags) for the opponents. What should you bid with the hand shown?
Obviously, you need to either bid nil and try to outscore the opponents, or bid 1 and try to bag them, right? Well, sometimes the obvious can be deceiving. Examine what happens if you make a "nutty" 2 bid in this situation. If both teams make their bids, you will win 538/9 to 529/8 If the opponents set your bid, they will bag out, and you will win 458 to 430 something. If the opponents bag your team, they will get set, and you will win 440 something to 368. IF YOU BID 2 YOUR TEAM CAN NOT LOSE THE GAME! I call this the Double Whammy Autowin Bid, and it is the most powerful bid in Spades. By intentionally making a bid that you have absolutely no expectation of being able to make, the opponents are damned if they do, and damned if they do. When you make this bid, the opponents will just sit there trying to figure out what to do, when in fact there is nothing to do. There is no reason to even play the hand. If you think about the score situation in the above example, you will see that the 2 bid wins the game NO MATTER WHAT CARDS YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND!!! That means that you could make the bid without even looking at your cards. (Remember when I said something about the score being more important than your cards and you didn't believe me?) The Double Whammy Autowin Bid is as good as bidding can get, and once you make one of these bids, the smile on your face will be your proof that it's true. Remember, try to think of Spades as a game of risk and reward, rather than as a game of cards, and soon you will be a force to be reckoned with in the world of Spades. Good luck and very happy Spading. |
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April Fools Trivia In honor of April Fool's Day, we want to test your Fool-ish knowledge! Question: The custom of fooling friends and relatives on the first of April began in the late 1500's in which country?
3 correct entries chosen at random will receive a deck of official DreamQuest playing cards and a copy of Safer Passwords, your guide to protecting yourself on the internet! Find out more below. Submit entries to by April 30th. Last Month's Contest - Spades Trivia Question: We've all picked up lucky pennies before, but do we know what present day pennies are made of? Which element is most prevalent in the penny? Answer:
Contest Winners: This week we do not have any winners this week due to problems in our email. Recently we switched our servers to a more efficient system to better serve your needs! Unfortunately during this move some email problems went undetected, and so I could not receive submissions. Try again this week for your chance at Safer Passwords and official DreamQuest Software playing cards! Safer Passwords 
You still get another chance to win DQ Guide Brian's new eBook Safer Passwords! He'll tell you everything you need to know to protect yourself on the world wide web! His simple tips and techniques will help you create unique passwords that will protect your work while also easy to remember. 3 winners of this month's contest will each receive a copy Safer Passwords! Meet a Featured DQ Allstar
Meet our newest Guide for DreamQuest Software! You'll see QTPie regularly online helping new players. She has recently become a TD and is hosting her 6th tournament this week. She has also volunteered her serives to TD many of this year's World Cup matches. Look for her as a team member of USA B in this year's Hearts World Cup. |
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