#Going nil in spades series#

#Going nil in spades series#

League - same players on teams compete in a series of games, usually with the same settings, hosted over several days or weeks for a specified time, winners have the best win/loss record at the end of the seriesĪ player who misbids or misplays will cause the game to end and their team loses. Tournament of Champions (TOC) - Teams that win a qualifying event are invited to an exclusive tournament Round Robin Tournament - play each team entered in the tournament, winners accumulate points and at end of tournament the team with the most points is the winner Swiss Tournament - all teams play in each round, until one team remains undefeated and is declared the winner Single Elimination Tournament - lose once and team is eliminated from tournamentĭouble Elimination Tournament - lose twice before being eliminated from tournament Tag Team - players on a preassigned team switch seats during the game or tournament at designated intervals Games normally have no hand limit, however standard tournament play uses 10 hand limitģ01 - team closest to 301 points without being over at end of 8th hand is the winner Play for a time limit, usually a maximum of 60 minutes for a regular +500 point game. Reduce the Value of Blind Nil and allow the passing of cards (either 1, 2 or 3 cards) Reduce the Value of Nil to 50 points and allow the passing of cards Restrict the bid of Blind Nil to a team that is behind in points by at least the value of a Blind Nil Play to 300 points, 350 points, 400 points or 800 points Note that not all game sites have the features or settings available to play all variations listed below, although some may be adaptable if the game score is kept on paper and tallied by the players at the end of each hand.īags are points that don't count toward a penalty In case of a tie, one more hand is played with the resulting score added to the previous game score to determine the winner.Ĭhanges to the standard game involve a different bidding or playing method and strategy, which can test the skills and luck of every player. ~!~ Spades variations for tournament and casual play ~!~Ī standard spades game is to +500 points, penalty of -100 points at each accumulation of 10 Bags, nil = 100 points, no minimum bid, no limit on a Negative Score, no limit on the number of hands or time needed to achieve 500 points.