Spades
Bid your tricks before the hand; spades are permanent trump.
Thirteen tricks; bid them first or pay for it. Play Spades with a friend over one link — no download or account.
How to play
- Thirteen cards each; seat 0 bids first how many tricks it plans to take, then seat 1 answers.
- Spades are permanently trump and beat any other suit; they cannot be led until one has been played.
- Meeting or beating your bid pays 10 per bid trick plus 1 per overtrick; missing it costs 10 per bid trick.
- A nil bid — vowing zero tricks — swings between +100 and -100.
Controls
Choose your bid at the start of the hand, then click a legal card to play. Works with mouse in browser.
Choose your bid at the start of the hand, then click a legal card to play. Touch controls scale to mobile screens.
Enable JavaScript to play. Choose Invite friend and share the room link to play on separate devices.
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