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Spades is a card game that involves strategy and prediction.A regular deck of 52 cards is all you need to play spades.You will be able to play Spades easily once you learn the rules.
Two teams of two play a game of spades.The team that gets 500 points first will win the game.At the beginning of the round, try to win as many tricks as you and your teammate can.Each player draws a card.The person drawing the highest card deals first.The dealer should have 13 cards for each player.Take a look at your cards and estimate how many tricks you can win.You need the highest card in the suit that leads to win a trick.Don't forget that spades trump every suit, no matter what suit leads.Each player should announce how many tricks they think they will win.Add up the bids from you and your teammate.The number is called your contract.The round begins with the player to the left of the dealer.The player can play a card in any suit.Until a spade is used to trump a leading suit, players can only lead with spades.The rest of the players take turns playing the same card if they have one.You can play any card from your hand if you don't have a card in that suit.The player with the highest card in the suit that led wins the trick.The player with the highest spade wins the trick if the leading suit isn't spades.The next leading suit is played by the winner of the trick.Don't stop playing until everyone is out of cards.If you and your partner won at least the number of tricks in your contract, you'll get 10 points.Add 1 point to your total for every trick you win above the total in your contract.If your team fails to make your contract, subtract 10 points from your total score.One team will win if they reach 500 points.Continue reading if you want to learn more about strategies and scoring your hand.Did the summary help you?