Spades the way you play it at home
- Big, easy-to-read cardsLarge corner numbers and clear suits, easy on the eyes.
- A partner who plays alongRuth always plays at full strength and covers your nil.
- Fair computer playersEasy, Normal or Hard opponents. They never see your cards.
- Partners or soloClassic partnership Spades, or solo with everyone for themselves.
- Your house rules200, 300 or 500 points, nil, blind nil, bags, jokers and −200.
- Last trick and hintsLook back at the previous trick; the light bulb suggests a bid or card.
How to play Spades
Spades is played by four players in two partnerships, partners sitting across from each other. Each player gets 13 cards from one 52-card deck, and spades are always trump.
Bidding. Every player bids once how many tricks they expect to take. Your bid and your partner's bid together are your side's contract. A bid of zero is Nil: you promise to take no trick at all.
Playing. The player left of the dealer leads. Everyone follows suit if they can; otherwise any card may be played, and the highest spade wins the trick. Spades may not be led until one has been played on another suit.
| Bid made, each trick bid | +10 |
| Each overtrick (a bag) | +1 |
| Bid failed (set), each trick bid | −10 |
| Nil made / failed | ±100 |
| Every 10 bags | −100 |
The first side to 500 points wins. With the jokers house rule, the Big Joker, the Little Joker and the 2 of Spades rank above the Ace of Spades.
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