
Each player must play a card of the same suit as the first player, if they have a card of this suit. The players play in turns, in a clockwise direction. The first player to bid begins the round and can play any card except a spade. If the Nil bidder takes at least one trick, the Nil bid fails.Īfter the bidding, the round begins. The team still needs to win the number of tricks Nil's partner bid on. There is an extra bonus for a successful Nil bid and a penalty for a failed Nil. A player that bids Nil declares they will not win any tricks during the round. The goal of the game is for each team to win the combined number of tricks they bid on. In the next rounds, the turn to bid first rotates clockwise. The first player to bid in the first round is chosen randomly. The playing step of each round consists of 13 turns (also called "tricks").Īfter the cards are dealt, every player looks at their cards and announces the number of tricks they think they can win - this is called "bidding". Every round is divided into two steps: bidding and playing. In the game of spades, there are several rounds. This means any spade card beats any non-spade card of any rank. The highest card ranking is Ace and the lowest is 2. The second team consists of Swan and Iguana (the two other computer bots). Turtle (You) and Dolphin (computer bot) are one team.

Each player is partnered with the player sitting opposite of them. Spades is a trick-taking game for four players.
