Spades

Spades is a trick-taking game where you bid how many tricks you think you'll win, then try to hit it exactly. Spades are always trumps, and a bold bid can win or lose you the game. Classic Spades is played in partnerships, and we also have other versions to try, like Cutthroat and two-player Spades. Your partner and opponents are computer players, so you can play whenever you like and sharpen your bidding without any pressure.

Which Spades game should I play?

Spades are always trump in our four versions, but the partnerships, bidding and way you build your hand change. Play with a partner in Spades or Whiz, compete individually in Cutthroat, or choose your cards through the draft in 2-Player Spades.

Game Why play it? What’s different?
Spades Work with a partner and judge how many tricks your cards can win. Four players form two partnerships, with your team trying to meet its combined bid. Extra tricks become bags and can eventually bring a penalty. Unlike Whiz, you choose your bid based on your whole hand.
2-Player Spades Have a say in the cards you hold before bidding begins. You and one computer opponent draft your own 13-card hands rather than receive a completed deal. You then bid and score individually, with no partner to help make your bid.
Cutthroat Spades Play for your own score, without sharing tricks or relying on a partner. Choose two-player or four-player play. Four-player hands are dealt normally; two-player hands use a draft where keeping the first card means discarding the next, and rejecting the first means keeping the next.
Whiz Spades Try a partnership challenge where your cards restrict what you can bid. You must bid Nil, meaning no tricks, or exactly the number of spades you hold. Four spades means a bid of Nil or 4. Every non-Nil bid reveals that player’s spade count, and Blind Nil is unavailable.