๐Ÿ“– How to Play Spades

Goal: First team to reach the point target wins (default 500).

Bidding: Each team bids how many tricks (out of 13) they'll take. Spades are always trump.

Scoring:

  • Make your bid: bid ร— 10 points
  • Miss your bid: โˆ’(bid ร— 10) points
  • Tricks over your bid: +1 each (but accumulate as bags)
  • Nil bid: Partner plays alone. +100 if no tricks taken, โˆ’100 if any tricks taken.

Bags: Overtricks (bags) score +1 each but every 10 bags = โˆ’100 penalty (optional rule โ€” toggle below).

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Winning Score