I’m just about done with “Hearts in Atlantis”. Without spoiling to much, I was wondering if the second story could be appreciated if you didn’t ever play hearts for money? I played for about 2 years at one of the places I worked. We played about 2 hours a night.

I loved the game so much I started honing my skills on Yahoo and at one point was in the top 5 players. It paid off too. I went back to the place I used to work and played 2 hands. On the second hand I shot the moon.

I haven’t played in years. Maybe I’ll teach the guys that work with me how to play. Not for money though.