Spades
Bid your tricks and take them with your partner in this classic partnership card game.
How to play Spades
You and a computer partner take on two computer opponents. First everyone bids how many tricks they expect to win — pick a number from 0 to 13, or bid nil for a bonus if you can avoid winning any trick. Spades are always trump and beat every other suit, but you cannot lead a spade until they have been "broken." Follow the led suit when you can. If your team wins at least its combined bid you score ten points per bid trick; extra tricks are "bags" and ten bags cost you 100 points. First team to 250 wins.
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Spades — frequently asked questions
How does bidding work in Spades?
Before each hand you and your partner each bid the number of tricks you think you can take. Your bids are added together — if your team takes at least that many tricks you score, and falling short costs you ten points per bid trick.
What is a nil bid?
Bidding nil means you promise to win zero tricks that hand. Succeed and your team gains 100 points; take even one trick and you lose 100. It is high risk, high reward.
What are bags?
Bags are the tricks you win beyond your bid — each is worth one point, but every time you accumulate ten bags you are penalized 100 points, so overbidding is safer than sandbagging.
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