Spades

How to play

Four players in two partnerships — you and the player across vs the other two. Each hand, everyone bids how many tricks they'll take (0 = Nil, a vow to take none). Then play 13 tricks: follow the led suit if you can, otherwise play anything.

Spades are always trump and can't be led until one is played off-suit ("broken"); the highest spade wins, or the highest card of the led suit.

Make your partnership's combined bid for 10 points each (every extra trick is a +1 "bag"; 10 bags costs 100); miss it and lose 10 per bid. A made Nil scores +100, a broken one -100. First partnership to 500 wins.

Ways to play

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  Against the computerPlay on one device against a computer opponent.
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  Play together, nearbyWith family and friends in the same room: up to 4 players, each on their own phone or tablet. No Wi-Fi or internet needed. In the Jambolaya app.
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  Learn by playingA guided lesson on the real game teaches you the rules one step at a time.