Spades
Spades is a classic partnership trick-taking game played in teams of two. You and your partner bid on how many tricks you think you'll win each round, then try to make that bid exactly — winning fewer loses you points, but winning too many can also hurt you. Spades are always trump, which makes every hand a careful calculation of when to spend them.
How to Play
Each round starts with bidding: estimate how many of the 13 tricks your team will win. Then cards are played one trick at a time — highest card of the led suit wins, unless someone plays a spade (trump). Make your bid to score; miss it to lose points. First team to 500 points wins.
- Click or tap a card to play it on your turn.
- Bidding: tap + or − to set your bid, then confirm. Your partner bids separately.
- Spades are always trump and beat any other suit. The highest spade wins any trick it's in.
- Nil bid: bid zero if you think you can take no tricks — successfully going nil earns a big bonus.
- Bags: each trick won over your bid counts as a bag. Collect 10 bags across the game and you lose 100 points.
Tips & Strategy
- Bid conservatively. Missing your bid hurts more than winning a few extra tricks (bags) — it's better to underbid and take the bags than overbid and lose the contract.
- Lead through the strong hand. If your partner has been winning tricks, lead suits where the opponents might be void to force them to discard or trump.
- Watch the spades played. Once high spades are gone, your lower spades become more powerful — track what's been played.
- Cover your partner's nil. If your partner is going nil, lead the suits where you hold the high cards to protect them from being forced to play.
About This Game
This Spades implementation runs entirely in the browser with AI opponents and full scoring logic. No downloads, no sign-ups, no data sent anywhere. It's part of the free card-game collection at Misunderstood Games.