GAME № 93 / Bid and win tricks with your partner

Spades

Partner with the CPU across the table, bid your tricks and play with spades as trumps. Fulfill your contract or attempt Nil.

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HOW TO PLAY

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Deal 13 cards to each of four players. Opposite seats are partners. Choose your opening seat order and CPU strength, then start. Choose your bid and press Confirm bid. Zero means Nil: take no tricks.
A trick consists of one card from each player. Follow the first card’s suit if possible; otherwise play any card. Select a card and press Play selected card. Aces are high and twos low.
Spades are always trumps. The highest spade wins, or the highest card of the led suit if no spade is played. The winner leads next. Spades cannot lead until played on another suit, unless your hand contains only spades.
Add the team’s non-Nil bids to form its contract. Non-Nil bidders must win at least that many tricks to score 10 times the bid; otherwise lose 10 times the bid. Each overtrick adds one point and one bag. Bags carry over; every ten cost 100 points.
Each Nil bidder scores +100 for taking no tricks, or −100 for taking any. Failed-Nil tricks do not help the partner’s contract; each adds one point and one bag. Two Nil bids are scored separately. No Blind Nil, card exchange or special bonuses.
A one-hand match ends after 13 tricks; the higher team score wins and equal scores draw. In a 500-point match, compare scores at the end of each hand: if either team has 500 or more, the higher score wins. A tie continues. The dealer rotates each hand.
This site uses a fixed profile with Nil and penalties for missed contracts. Bid drafts, selected cards, completed four-card tricks and scores are saved. Resume manually after returning. Scroll your hand horizontally to see every card.

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Spades — How to play and useful tips

Partner with the CPU across the table, bid your tricks and play with spades as trumps. Fulfill your contract or attempt Nil.

Controls

Deal 13 cards to each of four players. Opposite seats are partners. Choose your opening seat order and CPU strength, then start. Choose your bid and press Confirm bid. Zero means Nil: take no tricks.
A trick consists of one card from each player. Follow the first card’s suit if possible; otherwise play any card. Select a card and press Play selected card. Aces are high and twos low.

Playing tips

Spades are always trumps. The highest spade wins, or the highest card of the led suit if no spade is played. The winner leads next. Spades cannot lead until played on another suit, unless your hand contains only spades.

Common questions

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This site uses a fixed profile with Nil and penalties for missed contracts. Bid drafts, selected cards, completed four-card tricks and scores are saved. Resume manually after returning. Scroll your hand horizontally to see every card.

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Your board is saved automatically in this browser.

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