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Originally Posted by JDLade
Is shooting the moon a standard rule in OFC/POFC?
I've heard its J-high or worse on the bottom (and qualifying), and 20 points. If playing heads up, would this mean your opponent gets a scoop and royalties against your 20 points or does shooting the moon nullify the scoop (and/or royalties)?
I've never heard it played in P-OFC, and if it was it'd have to be something even more impressive than J-low in the back. The ability to discard one card is a huge boost to being able to pull it off.
The reason why it was such a huge bonus in OFC is that it's so damn hard to do. All it takes is one Q, K or A and you're busted. And even if you don't get an Q, K or A, it's still almost impossible. Hence why the few times we've played that rule, it was 20 points and it nullifies everything else relative to you. In other words, everyone pays you 20 points, regardless of whether they fouled their hand or had a monster. If there's more than 2 players, the other players still resolve their hands normally. So let's say A shot the moon, B fouled, C has flush/legal hand. B&C both pay A 20, and then B also pays C 10 (since B fouled and C had a flush royalty to go along with scooping B due to B's foul).
It's almost impossible to pull off. Hence the huge bonus. It's also pretty much a rule that isn't used by anyone anymore.