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Spades Game Rules

1. Breaking Spades: Game of spades cannot be played as the first card in a round. This is known as 'breaking spades.' To break spades, someone must play a spade in one of the following rounds, allowing the spade suit to be used in future tricks.
2. Following Suit: If the first card played in a trick is from a particular suit, you must follow that suit by playing a card from the same suit, if you have one. If you don’t have any cards from that suit, you can play any card, including a spade.
3. Scoring: Each team earns 10 points for every trick they successfully predict (or bid) and win. If a team wins extra tricks beyond their bid, they score 1 point for each extra trick. However, if a team wins too many extra tricks—referred to as 'bags'—they incur a penalty of 100 points. Therefore, balancing your bid and the number of tricks won is key to success.
4. Nil Bids: A player can choose to bid 'Nil,' meaning they will not win any tricks in that round. If successful, their team earns a bonus (usually 100 points). However, if they win even one trick, their team suffers a penalty (usually -100 points). It's a high-risk, high-reward strategy.
5. Trump Suit: Spades are always the trump suit in the game. This means that if a spade is played in a trick where no other spades were led, it beats all other suits. Only a higher spade can beat a spade already played in the same trick.
6. Blind Nil Bids: Before looking at their cards, a player may choose to bid 'Blind Nil' for an even bigger reward (typically 200 points). If they succeed in winning no tricks, their team gains the bonus. If they fail, they face a severe penalty, making this an extremely risky move.

Scoring in Spades

1. Making Your Bid: If your team makes the exact number of tricks you bid, you earn 10 points per trick. For example, bidding 5 and winning 5 tricks gives you 50 points.
2. Overtricks (Bags): Each trick taken beyond your bid earns 1 extra point. But collecting too many over time (usually 10 bags) results in a 100-point penalty.
3. Underbidding Penalty: If your team fails to meet its bid, you lose 10 points for each trick you bid. For instance, bidding 6 and winning only 4 costs you 60 points.
4. Nil Bids: If a player bids 'Nil' and takes no tricks, the team earns 100 bonus points. But if they take even one trick, it's a 100-point penalty.
5. Blind Nil Bids: Bidding 'Blind Nil' without looking at your cards can earn a 200-point bonus if successful. If not, you lose 200 points.

How to Download Spades on iOS

1. Launch your phone’s browser and navigate to the WinZO homepage.
2. Alternatively, search for 'WinZO Gold' on the App Store (for iOS users).
3. Hit the Download button to begin the download.
4. Once it’s finished, tap the file to install the app.

How to Download Spades on Android

1. Open the browser on your Android phone and visit the WinZO website.
2. Tap Download to download the APK file
3. When prompted, allow installations from unknown sources.
4. Open and install the APK on your device.
5. Once installed, launch the app, sign up, and start playing

Spades Glossary

Here are some popular entries you might find:

1. Trick: A round in which each player plays one card. The highest card in the correct suit (or highest spade if spades are played) wins the trick.
2. Bid: The number of tricks a player or team commits to winning before the round begins. Accurate bidding is crucial for scoring.
3. Nil: A bid indicating that a player aims to win zero tricks. Successfully doing so earns bonus points; failure results in a penalty.
4. Blind Nil: A risky bid made without looking at your cards, claiming you won’t win any tricks. Offers a higher reward than a regular Nil.
5. Bag: An extra trick won beyond the team’s bid. Accumulating 10 bags results in a penalty, making them important to manage.
6. Breaking Spades: Spades cannot be led until someone has played a spade in a previous trick. Playing the first spade is called 'breaking spades.
7. Trump: Spades are always the trump suit, meaning they outrank all other suits in the game once they’re played in a trick.
8. Set: When a team fails to meet its combined bid, it is said to be 'set,' resulting in a loss of points equal to 10 times the bid.
9. Sandbagging: Intentionally underbidding to accumulate small extra tricks (bags) without going over. This risky strategy can backfire due to bag penalties.
10. Lead: The first card played in a trick. All players must follow suit if possible, based on the lead card.

Dealing & Bidding in Spades

Spades is played with a standard 52-card deck and 4 players, usually in teams of two. Each player is dealt 13 cards, one at a time, until the entire deck is distributed. The role of the dealer rotates clockwise after every round. There is no selection of trump cards because spades are always the trump suit.

Once all players have their cards, the bidding phase begins. Starting from the player to the dealer’s left and moving clockwise, each player declares the number of tricks they expect to win in that round. Teammates combine their bids to form the team's total bid.

Players may also choose special bids:

1. Nil: The player aims to win zero tricks for a bonus if successful.
2. Blind Nil: The player commits to winning zero tricks without seeing their cards, earning a higher bonus if successful.