How We Play
The Basics
  • 4 players, 2 teams. You and your partner vs. the other two.
  • First team to 500 points wins. Fall below -200 and you're done.
  • Spades always trump every other suit.
  • Spades can't be led until they've been broken — unless it's all you've got.
  • You must always follow suit if you can.
Bidding
  • Before play, everyone bids how many books (tricks) they'll take.
  • Nil = you're bidding zero books. +100 if you make it, -100 if you take even one.
  • Minimum team bid is 4. No sandbagging from jump.
Scoring
  • Make your bid: 10 pts per book bid, plus 1 pt per overtrick (bag).
  • Miss your bid: lose 10 pts per book bid.
  • 10 bags = -100 pts and bags reset. Watch 'em stack up.
Same Rules, More Personality
  • All classic rules apply — but now the table has characters.
  • Big Tony overbids every time. He can't help himself.
  • Aunt Pat sandbagged your team before you even sat down.
  • Lil Cuz will go nil on a hand that has no business going nil.
  • Darius doesn't really start playing until spades break.
The Penalties
  • Set = losing 10x your team bid. Somebody's gonna hear about it.
  • 10 bags = -100. Your auntie would take your keys for less.
  • Bust a nil = -100. Everybody at the table already knew.
  • Fall below -200 and go sit down somewhere.
The Boston
  • Win all 13 tricks? That's a Boston. Automatic win. No questions.
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Spades. The way it's supposed to be played.
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Choose your game
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Cookout Mode
Pass the phone. Play with your people.
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Classic AI
Solo vs. the machine. No handholding.
Up to 4 players · Pass & Play
Renege Set −3
Boston Auto W
Nil +100
No reneging · No excuses · No mercy
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How many books you taking?
Look at your hand. Be real with yourself.
You sure? That's a nil bid. Everybody watching.
Us
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0 bags
Round 1
Them
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0 bags
Partner
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You
Waiting...
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Y'all came to play today
That's how you run a table.