Spades

Spades Free Game

Rated 3.62/5 (1,278) —  Free Android application by GASP

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About Spades

Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s, however the game truly took off after release as a part of Microsoft Windows in 1992. As any other successful game, millions of clones have been created on all possible platforms. So why should you give our version a try? We tried to recreate all the fun of original game in a tiny download package.


The object is to take at least the number of tricks that were bid before play of the hand began. The bids and tricks taken are combined for a partnership. Spades is a descendant of the Whist family of card games, which also includes Bridge, Hearts, and Oh, Hell. Its major difference as compared to other Whist variants is that, instead of trump being decided by the highest bidder or at random, the Spade suit is always trump, hence the name.

Spades overview
A standard pack of 52 cards is used ranked from highest to lowest:
A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
The four players are in fixed partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other. The first dealer is chosen at random, and the turn to deal rotates clockwise. The cards are shuffled and dealt clockwise.

All four players bid a number of tricks. Each team adds together the bids - number of tricks that team must try to win in order to get a positive score. Everyone must bid a number. Players are not allowed to pass and bids once made cannot be altered. A bid of 0 tricks is known as Nil. This is a declaration that that the player who bid Nil will not win any tricks during the play. There is an extra bonus for this if it succeeds and a penalty if it fails. The partnership also has the objective of winning the number of tricks bid by the Nil's partner.

The player to dealer's left leads any card (except a spade). 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, or the leader has nothing but spades left in hand.

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 (bags) are worth an extra one point each. A side which (over several deals) accumulates 10 or more bags has 100 points deducted from its score. Any bags beyond 10 are carried over to the next cycle. If a side does not make its bid, they lose 10 points for each trick they bid. If a bid of nil is successful, the nil bidder's side receives 100 points 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.
The usual rule is that when a nil fails, the tricks won by the nil bidder do not count towards making the partner's bid, but do count as bags for the team. The side which reaches 500 points first wins the game.
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How to Download / Install

Download and install Spades version 1.24.0 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.sg.js.Spades, download Spades.apk

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Game History & Updates

What's Changed
Fixed scoring for winning Nil bets
Improved check for unfounded Nil bets
Made Medium level "smarter"
Completely redesigned to improve performance.
Version update Spades was updated to version 1.24.0
More downloads  Spades reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Version update Spades was updated to version 1.20.0
Version update Spades was updated to version 1.19.0

What are users saying about Spades

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Good luck

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I love this game

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I agree with everyone else. The computers know what's in your hand. Can't play this game it cheats

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Always wants to kick me back out every time I try to log in

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If you're going to play by your self and the computer as a partner.. your shyt out of luck. Matter of fact I would bid five and she would bid a six ... my partner every time... I don't know who program this but they messed up

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Jony

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Excellent

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Computer that represent your partner overbids too much. You playing against 3 players and this isn't solo spades.

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Partner is very frustrating

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Nice time pass

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No good

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I like it

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A matching game

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I like playing this game

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Cards

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Goodbgame

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Cards

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alright

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fun

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Pro

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Cards

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The best

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Smart

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nice

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My partner constantly overbids, leads back low trumps and causes mine to get trapped. She costs us almost every game/hand we lose. The two opponents can be counted on, to take every high card I lead, causing me to make NIL bids that I should not Amos@ a joke.

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Horrible, horrible

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My partner overbids and always cut my books

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No settings

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Card game. Don't know how they keep score. Can get all yours, other team doesn't and they get higher score! Also, your own partner throws out spades and takes all of yours that you could have used. Will uninstall and find another.

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The partner Ann is always over bidding with no winning card , causing your team to be set. Can't change partners.

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Ann over bid to much also it will bid nill when i don't bid nill it take my points and give it to sam

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Excellent

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The game is awful....it's meant for you to lose 100 times more than you win. The computer who they pair you with is always over bidding or making stupid mistakes to ensure you lose. The other times...they give you and your partner 4 bids and the other team 8 or 9...of course I lose everytime.

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My partner is the worst.. She over bids and cuts my high cards. Thanks Ann !!! Most importantly, I can't switch partners. I win regardless, but it would go so much faster if I had a great partner.. If you want me to re-download this game: 1. I need to be able to select my partner by their playing level, as well as opponents. 2. Need the option of blind nil, and be able to pass cards

Z70%
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You can't go blind nil or trade cards with your partner for nil. The AI is terrible. Most of the time I'd lose because the AI did stupid crap.

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Make the cpu for Ann better!!! She plays like my 3 year old playing uno!!!! She has no concept of when to play off or bluff the opponent. If I'm going to play at medium or high levels she needs to be advancing also.

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I'm winning so u make my teammate do stupid stuff so u can win. Bunch cracker losers. White people suck

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I'm afraid this is a poorly crafted and immature app. If your phone switches to sleep mode then the app loses your current game.

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Why respond. If you have the Q,K,A why lead with the Jack. If I don't have that suit I'm going to cut. WTH.

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This game cheat in the scoring by 100 point for my opponent. And the partner that's given (Ann) she could play a little better.


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