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| Joe Andrews Articles – 2002 Column of the Month Archive | |
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| Joe Andrews, Hearts expert and author of the books The Complete Win at Spades and The Complete Win at Hearts writes regular articles on Hearts, providing strategies, tips, advice, and more. | |
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| December 2002
To become a sharp Hearts strategist, one must avoid simple errors. Joe Andrews goes 'back to the basics' and reviews 5 common mistakes made by novices. He also presents several thought-provoking comments on techniques used by online Hearts players: How do online and live game strategies compare? | |
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| November 2002
Joe summarizes the 2002 Grand Prix Nationals, presents the October quiz results, and outlines more Hearts variations. | |
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| October 2002
What happens when you refuse to count to 13? Joe delivers a lesson in caution for all beginners, then covers the basics of passing in the Spade suit. Finally, he poses a quiz for advanced players on a rare forced-endplay scenario. | |
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| September 2002
Joe elaborates on one of his 10 basic beginner strategies with a discussion about when to keep the Spade Queen, then outlines "the Rubin Maneuver" for passing and then smoking out the Spade Queen. | |
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| August 2002
Joe's inaugural beginner's column starts with an overview of how to get started as a member of the Hearts community and moves on to 10 basic beginner tips. | |
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| July 2002
Joe outlines the partnership variation for online play, and supplies the answers to the June Hearts quiz and announces the winner. | |
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| June 2002
Joe explains the original "partnership" variation and how it changes the game, and presents a quiz challenge with both trivia and play questions. | |
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| May 2002
Joe discusses the World Series of Hearts tournament and how its play variations affected strategy. | |
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| Transcript of chat with Joe Andrews
How did Joe get his start in cards? How do you track cards? When is it important to pass to void a suit? Joe tackled these questions and more in the recent chat. This transcript has been edited for length. | |
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| April 2002
Joe explains two new classic plays, the Suicide Pass and Harriet's Phony Spade Queen Lead, and shares a user-contributed Hearts variation that he strongly endorses. | |
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| March 2002
Discussing the history of Hearts -- a fairly young game compared to other card and board classics -- Joe notes that only recently have top players lent their names to popular conventions, plays, and variations. He examines one newly canonized play, "the Rubin Maneuver," and promises more examples in upcoming articles. | |
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| February 2002
Joe shares the tallies from his unofficial survey on player game-option preferences and relates an interesting, tournament-deciding game he witnessed. | |
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| January 2002
Rules of the pass: When passing Hearts is not the best idea. Also, Joe conducts a survey of players' game preferences. | |
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