Spades Plus - Card Game

Spades Plus - Card Game is a digital version of the classic card game Spades, designed for mobile devices and possibly other platforms. Spades is a trick-taking game that is particularly popular in the United States and is often played in pairs or teams. 

Game introduction

Let’s join the LARGEST SPADES COMMUNITY in the world to play with millions of online players!

Spades Plus offers you a great experience against many Spades players from all around the world! You can play in many different game modes such as Classic, Solo, Mirror and Whiz.

Now playing Spades is much better with Tournaments, Knock-Out and many other different modes!

Spades is one of the traditional trick-taking card games like Bid Whist, Hearts, Euchre & Canasta, but this game is played in pairs in which spades is always the trump.

SPADES PLUS FEATURES

● FREE COINS

Get 20,000 Free Coins as a “Welcome Bonus”, and get even more coins by collecting your “Daily Bonus” every day!

● DIFFERENT MODES

Play Spades however you want!

CLASSIC: Make your bid with your partner and challenge other teams

VIP: Play the classic Partnership Spades in custom Tables

SOLO: There is no partnership. Each player gets his/her own points

MIRROR: You bid the number of your Spades Cards in your hand

WHIZ: You can bid “NIL” or the number of your Spades Cards in your hand

● TOURNAMENTS & CHALLENGES

Win the 16 player-Tournament or Knock-Out Challenge to get amazing prizes!

● GREAT SOCIAL EXPERIENCE

Meet new people and add them as friends to be their best partner or challenge them in games!

Use Public or Private Chat to stay in touch with other players.

● CREATE YOUR OWN TABLES

You can create tables in different modes. Choose your “Game Rule” type, set the “Bet Amount” and the “Final Point” or decide if there will be “Nil”, “Blind Nil” or “Chat” options. If you don’t want to be found, create your own “Private Table” where games are “Invite Only”.

● GET NEW DECKS

Join the seasonal competitions to get new deck designs. Show your new decks to other users while playing against them!

Spades Plus rules

Spade Plus: Players and Cards

The game is for four players which play in pairs.  Players sitting opposite each other are partners.

Deal and play are clockwise.

A standard pack of 52 cards is used. The cards, in each suit, rank from highest to lowest: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.

Spades is always trump.

How the Bidding Section Works

Each players bid a number of tricks between 0 and 13.  Each team adds the bids of the two partners together and the total is the number of tricks that the partners try to win to get positive score.

The bidding begins with the player to dealer's left and continues clockwise.  There is no requirement for each bid to be higher than the last one.

A bid of 0 tricks is known as NIL. Players who select 0 (Nil) bid declares that they will not win any tricks during that round.  If the player fails to achieve 0 (Nil) bid, it brings -100 penalty points.  If it’s successfully achieved, it will bring +100 points as bonus. 

At the beginning of the Bidding, players can make BLIND NIL bid which must be declared before a player looks at his cards. Blind Nil may get you +200 points or lose you -200 points

Spade Plus Gameplay: The Play of the Hand

The player to dealer's left leads any card except a spade to the first trick. Each player, in turn, clockwise, must follow suit if able; if unable to follow suit, the player may play ANY card.

A trick containing a Spade is won by the highest spade played; if no spade is played, the trick is won by the highest card of the suit led. The winner of each trick leads to the next.

Spades may not be led until either

some player has played a spade (on the lead of another suit), or

the leader has nothing but spades left in hand. 

Playing the first spade is known as "Breaking" spades.

Spade Plus Game Scoring:

A side that takes at least as many tricks as its bid calls for receives a score equal to 10 times its bid. Additional tricks (overtricks) are worth an extra one point each.

The Sandbagging Rule: Overtricks are known as bags. If a team reaches to 10 bags, the team will have -100 penalty points and the total bag amount will be reset to 0.  Any bags beyond ten are carried over to the next cycle of ten overtricks.  

If a team wins fewer tricks than the bid made, they lose 10 times of their bid.

If a bid of Nil is successful, the nil bidder's side receives 100 points. This is in addition to the score won (or lost) by the partner of the nil bidder for tricks made. If a bid of nil fails - that is, the bidder takes at least one trick - the bidder's side loses 100 points, but still receives any amount scored for the partner's bid.

A bid of Blind nil scores twice as much as an ordinary nil - it wins 200 points if successful and loses 200 points if it fails.

The team which reaches to 300, 400 or 500 (depending on the Rooms) wins. 

Spades Plus how to play with friends

Step 1: Add Your Friends – Before you can play with friends, you need to add them to your Spades Plus friend list. This process is straightforward: Open the friend management menu, search for your friend’s username or user ID, and send them a friend request. Once they accept, they will appear in your friend list.

Step 2: Create a Private Table – Spades Plus allows you to create private tables for games with your friends exclusively. After launching the app, navigate to the “Play” section, where you’ll find the “Create a Table” option. Click on it to set up your private game.

Step 3: Select the Game Mode – After creating a table, you can choose the game mode. Whether you’re in the mood for a classic game or looking to shake things up with a round of Solo, Mirror, or Whiz, Spades Plus offers a mode for every mood.

Step 4: Invite Your Friends – Now that you’ve set up the table and chosen your game mode, it’s time to invite your friends. Select “Invite Friends,” then select the friends you want to join your table from your friend list.

Step 5: Let the Games Begin! – Once your friends accept your invitation and join the table, you’re all set. Enjoy the thrill of competition, the joy of shared gaming experiences, and the strategic challenges of Spades Plus!