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¿Question #3984?
meshuggener: In Hearts, do you usually pass the Queen of Spades or keep her?

oldhoss: Usually pass, depends on how many low spades I have.
Mad Math: keep. control freak here.
Gregski: Totally depends on my spade holding. With four spades, I usually keep her, with five or more, always.
pricero1: Keep (in fact in the version I play, it is not allowed to pass her). In any case, I think I am in more control if I hold her rather than pass her.
MartinWin: Depends on my other cards. If I have lot of spades and/or a very short suit I keep her.
yzerman9: Depends on the number of lower hearts in my hand and if I can tie up another set to attempt a run.
ajax013: keep! (well, as long as you can short-suit yourself..... or are stacked in spades).
Firestata: I keep her
Woelf: It depends how many other hearts and/or high-rank cards are in my hand, as well as who will lead the round.
jessitron: Keep it. Passing is a loss of control
Psilon: Pass, if I can safely force her out later.
MotUfan: Keep her if I have at least two other spades
bryce_z: I think I keep her more often than not, but it depends on the hand.
i7dealer: pass
gmcash: depends on how strong my spades are
MikeJoel: pass HAAHAAa
jarredscott78: keep if you have a few other lower spades, otherwise pass
chockle: Keep the Queen of Spades unless you hardly have any Spades.
atrium: pass
jannelle: I don't play
DHEK: I've not played Hearts.
POvidiusNaso: Depends on my number of Spades.
kuchick: usually keep her
ThatFalafelGirl: never play
Tina and Steve: Keep it!
2amp: depends on 1) # of spades in hand 2) Can I short-suit myself
Sigisgrim: Depends on the cards I've got
StormKnight: Pass.
vampywife: keep her, that way i usually have that advantage (not always, of course).
jlavigne: pass
Chance: Depends
Odat: Usually I pass, so that I'll at least know who to watch out for.
mooka: pass her
Cromaa: Keep
Task: Depends on the spades I've got and where I'm passing. Keep her with > 3 spades, pass her or a larger spade to the right if possible...
franklincobb: Keep
darcyj2: Usually...pass her.
jasta6: pass.............
thebeas: Keep her, unless I have three or less spades
ralpheous: totally depends on how many other spades I have or if I think I can void myself of one or more suits.
rawdawg: dont play it
Chris Page: If I have at least three spades, keep. Otherwise usually pass, but there's a lot of conditionals.
LemonyFresh: Don't play much
scriptorum: I usually do unspeakable things to her.
BaSL: depends
shawn_low: Don't play it.
puffinge: depends on the amount of protection, but I probably pass her more often than I keep her, but still probably less often than most players
MochaKimono: I don't play.
dietevil: If I have a lot of spades, I'll pass her otherwise I'll keep her
Belash: depends on the rest of my hand
Karlsen: Usually keep
ssmooth: More likely to keep. Depends on my hand, of course, and on which direction the pass is going.
puzzleme: Depends how many and which other Spades I have.
Tushratta: Keep her.
djlg: Pass
xlorp: Depends on whether her husband's out of town.
skrutsch: I don't play hearts
MisterCranky: As the best hearts player I ever knew once said, "I never pass the queen--I want full control over when she gets played." Of course, not believing that horseshit for a minute, I will always pass the queen if I suspect that I would otherwise be forced to eat it.
mbs808: Generally, keep.
Lord_Prussian: Pass, I think
chaddyboy_2000: I don't play Hearts.
skelebone: I've not played hearts in a long while but I believe I pass her.
jttm: Depends whether I can shoot the moon
sos1: Depends on too many factors to list.
Dave: Depends on how many and which spades I have, whether I am short-suited in clubs or diamonds, and in which direction I am passing. I rarely pass her left.
CDRodeffer: If I have at least three spades that are lower than the queen, I keep her.
Spielfreak: It depends how many covers I have. I prefer to keep the bee-yatch.