![]() ![]() Play continues until none of the players have any cards left. The player who wins the trick leads next. The trick is won by the player who plays the highest trump or if no trump was played, the player who played the highest card in the suit led. If a player cannot follow suit, they may play a trump or discard. One player, chosen at random, makes the opening lead, and players must follow suit, if possible. Players can choose to play just one hand (Quick) or to play until one of them or a team scores 100, 200, 300, or 500 points. The game is scored by hands, and the winner must make a certain number of points which is decided before the game begins. This doesn’t apply to two players’ games. The players get a new set of cards dealt and the game continues as usual. A misdeal may be called by one of the players if they don’t have any cards of the trump suit, Spades, or if they don’t have any K, Q, or J cards (face cards). When three or more people play, they can’t see the cards in the round of bidding, until it’s their turn. ![]() No suit is named in the bid, for as the name of the game implies, spades are always trump. There is only one round of bidding per hand, the minimum bid is nil (the player bids that they will not take any tricks) and the maximum bid is 13. In turn, each player states how many tricks they expect to win. For four players’ games, each one gets 13 cards dealt.Įach player decides how many tricks they will be able to take. For three players’ games, each one gets 17 cards dealt. When three or more people play, the entire deck is dealt one at a time, face down. The other player chooses their cards in the same way, but with the remaining 26 cards. Another set of two cards is presented and so on until the player has 13 cards in hand. Once the choice is made, the player gets the card of their choice and the other one is discarded. When the game is between two players, they get to choose from two cards, one that’s facing up and another one that’s facing down. To win at least the number of tricks bid. Unlike Bridge or Whist, the Spade suit is always trump.Īce, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Two to three people can play as individuals or four in two partnerships. It is a trick-taking game with the main feature being that the spade suit is always trump. The game of Spades is comparatively new and has already attracted a large number of followers. ![]()
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