Mobile Spades Tournament

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Ace High 

Each team will play 7 games. The team with the best record will take the prize.

Game Play 

  1. First team to 350 points, wins (350 in the playoffs also) 
  2. Bid Every Hand
  3. Bid w/ partner (One person opens and one person closes, stays the same way for the whole game)
  4. Must bid at least board 
  5. Board = 4 books
  6. Locked bid. (once you bid there is no going up or down)(Same person has to close the entire game)
  7. 2 Sets is Game
  8. Bid 10 +/-150 points
  9. Spades can lead at anytime.
  10. Winning any hand during any match with a Boston is not game. Bidding a Boston is game.
  11. You are allowed to say "a possible"
  12. Your bid should only be one number and that's it.
  13. A card cocked and ready must be played no matter what.
  14. If your card is exposed, it must stay face up on the table and you must play that card when that suit is led. 

 

Dealing

  1. First Diamond deals to start a new game
  2. Dealer CANNOT turn the face of the cards towards themselves at any point during the shuffle or deal.
  3. If dealer turns face of the cards towards themself, the deal travels.
  4. Straight cut, straight deal. Deal left, cut right. 
  5. Dealer must get last card or the hand will be considered a misdeal
  6. Dealer cannot flip opponent’s cards
  7. Dealer can NOT look at their bottom card before or while dealing. 
  8. 2 decks of cards will be used for each game.
  9. Players can NOT pick up their hand until the dealer is finished dealing.
  10. No spades + no face cards = Bad Luck (you still have to play)
  11. After your deal, you’re allowed to wash the cards before the next teams deal. 

 

Cheating

  1. Renege = Automatic Set for that hand (Renege a 2nd time and your team forfeits the game)
  2. Reneges must be called as soon as its noticed. (Do NOT wait til the end of the hand) 
  3. Must notify staff when calling a renege
  4. If calling a renege, you do not have to choose the specific book. You can flip all books over. However, if you are wrong then you lose 3 books.
  5. Talking across the board = minus 3 books
  6. Any team caught cheating will be disqualified
  7. No phones on the table top. (No points are taken for this rule)
  8. No discussing current or future strategies
  9. Break any rule before you bid and you lose 30 points. Break any rule after you bid and you lose 3 books.  

Miscellaneous

  1. Books must stay separated thru the entire hand
  2. All books should be placed in order won. No mixing of the books.
  3. All hands must be played out no matter how many books have been bid
  4. One person from each team must record the score
  5. No Blinds
  6. No Nil
  7. No Bags