The three versions
of the Spades game
There are several versions of
Spades game, but the most popular are the Individual game,
Cutthroat and the Partner game.
The Individual
Spades
The game is played by
4 persons, but each of the players participates on
his own account – there is no external help by a
partner. The deck is spread so as each player to
have 13 cards.
You may bid from 1 to
13 tricks. Nil and Blind Nil are also allowed.
Every trick from your
bid brings you 10 points. There is a penalty of 10
points for each unachieved trick from your bid. If
you have tricks in addition to your bid, each trick
(called bag) brings you 1 point. The additional
tricks are great as long as you they become 10.
There is a penalty of 100 points for every 10 bags.
The Cutthroat Spades
This version is
played by 3 persons. Each of the persons has 17
cards to play with. The needles 52nd card remains
obscure within this hand. You can bid between 1 and
17 tricks. Both Nil and Blind Nil are acceptable.
The scoring and the rules remain the same as in the
case of Individual Spades.
The Partner Spades
This is a game for
two teams of two persons each. The partner players
are situated across the table. The player on the
left side of the dealer bids first. The bids of the
partners are summed up. The aim of the team during
the particular hand is to reach the tricks of the
two players.
There are some
additional rules concerning Nil and Blind Nil. If
one of the partners bid Nil, he has to complete the
bid; otherwise the team receives a penalty of 100
points. It is possible the two partners to bid Nil.
If they succeed, the team wins 200 points.
If they fail, the
ream receives a penalty of 200 points. If only one
of the players succeed, the reward and the penalty
are neutralized.
In the case of Blind
Nil bidding of one of the partners, it is allowed
after the round of bids he to exchange 3 cards with
his partner. In case of Blind Nil bid made by both
of the partners, no cards are exchanged. The scoring
is the same like in the case of Nil, but the reward
and the penalty are double – 200 points. |
