so to help those gears in that head of yours moving (provided you do have a brain), here's a tutorial on how to play spades. contrary to popular belief, it's not just hearts replaced by spades. no. and yes. it's a card game. what else can it be.
this is how bored i am. anyway.
this is how spades looks like
#1 if you don't know bridge, go away. if you say 'but i know daidi!', you deserve a pat on your back. now go away.
#2 spades is always played like a spades trump game in bridge. don't understand? refer to #1
#3 the 'bidding' part in spades is just simply stating the number of sets you think you can win (e.g. 3 sets, 5 sets, 0 sets)
#4 your partner is always the person sitting opposite you.
#5 similar to that in bridge, you and your partner aim to win the exact amount of sets that you both have stated (e.g. if your partner says 3 and you say 4, you have to win a combined total of 7 sets, which means you can get 2 sets while your partner gets 5 and you still 'win', capice?)
#6 if you do manage to do the above, you gain 10*(number of sets) worth of points (e.g. 3 sets = 30 points)
#7 if you go 'under', which is to say you won less sets than both of you bidded for, you lose 10*(number of sets you bidded for) worth of points (e.g. you both have to win 7 sets but only managed 6 or less, so you get -70 points)
#8 if you go 'over', you gain 1 point for every set you go 'over', and these are called bags (e.g. bid 7 sets win 9 sets get 72 points)
#9 usually, when you get 10 bags, you get a -100 points penalty
#10 to win, you and your partner has to reach the pre-set point limit (500 points for most games)
i'm still wide awake after typing this post. damn.
#2 spades is always played like a spades trump game in bridge. don't understand? refer to #1
#3 the 'bidding' part in spades is just simply stating the number of sets you think you can win (e.g. 3 sets, 5 sets, 0 sets)
#4 your partner is always the person sitting opposite you.
#5 similar to that in bridge, you and your partner aim to win the exact amount of sets that you both have stated (e.g. if your partner says 3 and you say 4, you have to win a combined total of 7 sets, which means you can get 2 sets while your partner gets 5 and you still 'win', capice?)
#6 if you do manage to do the above, you gain 10*(number of sets) worth of points (e.g. 3 sets = 30 points)
#7 if you go 'under', which is to say you won less sets than both of you bidded for, you lose 10*(number of sets you bidded for) worth of points (e.g. you both have to win 7 sets but only managed 6 or less, so you get -70 points)
#8 if you go 'over', you gain 1 point for every set you go 'over', and these are called bags (e.g. bid 7 sets win 9 sets get 72 points)
#9 usually, when you get 10 bags, you get a -100 points penalty
#10 to win, you and your partner has to reach the pre-set point limit (500 points for most games)
i'm still wide awake after typing this post. damn.
