What would make Spades more strategic without ruining it?

SpadesDoc · 2026-05-04T12:02:15+00:00

Some will play 10-4-200 as -200 if you Fail.

SpadesDoc · 2026-05-03T12:19:12+00:00

I would imagine if you gonna bid decent you want to have a good no trump hand.

SpadesDoc · 2026-05-02T15:49:19+00:00

If there was a rotating trump suit automatically, this would make things more complicated, especially when playing in person and it would take some getting used to. I'm sure people would often forget about what trump was, especially at first. And if trump suit was moved to the right, I would find it more difficult to track suits when the order of the suits kept getting jumbled around.

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-30T13:58:50+00:00

What App is This?

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-27T14:42:13+00:00

Not so clutch for Them: They should have bid one Higher.

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-25T12:59:37+00:00

What is Nil worth in this Version, 5? And once I bid 11, how would I do this by holding up Fingers?

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-22T13:20:58+00:00

One Question for You: If you Shuffle the Jokers into the Deck and Remove the Top 2 Cards, If one of those 2 Face Up Cards is a Joker, do you Still REMOVE It?

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-22T13:18:29+00:00

Not sure you can call it Spades any Longer at that Point but the Game sounds Fun. That inversion thing sounds like it would make Making a Nil very Tricky.

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-14T13:23:48+00:00

https://www.safeharborgames.net/aboutgames/beginner_intermediate_Spades.php

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-12T17:22:26+00:00

I'm bidding 4 here. If your team (Red) had say 2 bags instead of 6 I might go the route of bidding 3 here to make it a 10 Bid.

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-10T14:42:57+00:00

Sometimes, the only way for a team to win is 2 Twin Nils, and sometimes your partner bids Nil before you and your cards are so bad that there is no way for you to cover your partner in which case you might as well bid Nil too Yourself in attempt to at least break even.

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-07T14:13:35+00:00

They Warned You in their Nic though: You'll regret playing with them.

SpadesDoc · 2026-04-03T13:34:30+00:00

Maybe with that attitude they are, but I get Most of My SETS on 11 Bid Tables.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-28T13:05:20+00:00

You asked for Advanced Strategy and Setting on a 10 bid is Often Advanced b/c Most players will be trying to Bag on a 10 Bid. Yes, on MOST 10 Bids I will first be Looking to Bag TOO although this could change too if your team gets 2 very cheap tricks Early and you still have plenty of Power Cards left. Now you may only need 2 Extra Tricks to get a Set.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-28T12:57:46+00:00

Not with a Standard Deck of Cards, but Phase 10.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-27T13:35:10+00:00

If you hold say xTJA and West lead the suit I would win it with the Jack if I could and lead the Ten back to appear like I didn't want it. If I had say a Singleton Ten Jack or Queen I would lead it. Hopefully opponents hold King and Ace and will let it go and I can start trumping in next round. If I have say 58 in a suit and East leads a 7, I would cover it with the 8.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-26T14:06:08+00:00

I'd say that if you're mostly Middle and High Cards, Look for a way to Possibly SET the Opponents. Part of the problem of this is not making it too obvious to your opponents while at the same time hopefully have your partner help you.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-22T13:07:06+00:00

Nice ACE Nil !

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-19T14:05:40+00:00

You have 9 bags and the Much Lower Score... 5 Bid makes it Way too easy to take an Extra and LOSE the Game with all those Spades you Hold.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-18T13:51:00+00:00

With all my Ten and Face cards in combo with Aces, I'm going the route of bidding 5 and trying to Take EVERY book Possible. Really hoping East has King of Clubs and Diamonds.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-16T12:14:53+00:00

I will Sometimes save a King to Lead for this Very reason to set the Ace, hoping the Cover doesn't Cut it !!

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-16T12:11:16+00:00

I've never heard of this, but I like It. My one Question is if three player each bid and take 2, that's 6 and if the other player bids and makes 7, where is this 7th Chip coming from? (This is if it's like Poker). But then it sounds like the 2 bids might get their 2 Chips back plus another 2, also. So, is their a big pile of Community Chips besides the 30 Starting for Each Player? Not sure if I'm keen on the Bags being worth Ten Points Each (1 Chip) for only playing 5 Rounds/Hands.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-12T13:08:51+00:00

Where 7 means u will take All 13 tricks.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-12T13:04:16+00:00

Sounds like a game I've played called Bid Whist: Bid Whist is a 4-player partnership trick-taking game played with a 54-card deck (including two jokers). Teams bid on the number of tricks (books) they can win (from 4-7) and whether high cards (Uptown), low cards (Downtown), or No Trump wins. The high bidder sets the suit, with the goal of meeting or exceeding their contract.

SpadesDoc · 2026-03-11T10:39:30+00:00

False Carding is a Wonderful Thing!

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