Spades (card game)

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf trick-taking card game
gptkbp:biddingSystem yes
gptkbp:game gptkb:organization
trick-taking
gptkbp:hasRule players bid number of tricks
10 bags = -100 points
bags (overtricks)
bags accumulate over games
bags penalized at 10 bags
bidding phase before play
blind nil bid
blind nil bid scores 200 points if successful
can be played for fun or money
can be played online
can be played with 2, 3, or 6 players (variants)
cards ranked A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
cut for deal
dealer rotates clockwise
dealer shuffles and deals all cards
failing nil or blind nil loses points
first to 500 points wins
game can be played to 200, 300, or 500 points
highest spade wins trick
if no spades, highest card of led suit wins
must follow suit if possible
nil bid
nil bid scores 100 points if successful
no communication during bidding
no jokers in standard play
no points for overbidding
no points for underbidding
no table talk
no trump suit except spades
no trumping until spades broken
no wild cards in standard play
overtricks are called bags
partners' bids are added
popular in college campuses
popular in military
reneging
reneging penalized
sandbagging penalty
scoring for nil and blind nil
spades cannot be led until broken
team must win at least as many tricks as bid
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:Cutthroat_Spades
gptkb:Mirror_Spades
gptkb:Suicide_Spades
Joker-Joker-Deuce-Ace Spades
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spades (card game)
gptkbp:inventedBy 1930s
gptkbp:mainSuit spades
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers 4
gptkbp:objective win tricks
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:played_for standard French deck
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:United_States
online gaming
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:bridge
gptkb:Hearts
gptkb:Whist
gptkbp:scoredFor points for tricks bid and taken
gptkbp:standardDeck 52 cards
gptkbp:team yes
gptkbp:trumpSuit spades
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6