Code Red Mondays

Spades rules:

Cookout Spades Format- Ace High

Each team will play the same amount of games. Team with the most wins takes the pot.

Each person can get 1 free win if you both spend $10 or more at the bar. 

Winner Gets 70% of the pot and free entry into the End of the Month Code Red Tournament.

Game Play

  1. Team with the most points after 5 hands, wins 
  2. Bid Every Hand
  3. Bid w/ partner (One person opens and one person closes)
  4. Must bid at least board 
  5. Board is 4
  6. Locked bid. (once you bid there is no going up or down)
  7. Bid 10 or better and it's a +/- 50 extra points. Ex. 10= 150, 11=160, etc.
  8. Spades can lead at anytime.
  9. You are not allowed to say "a possible"
  10. Play every hand no matter the bid.
  11. A card laid is a card played. You CANNOT pick up a card once its down
  12. Expose a card = Set
  13. Playing out of turn = Set

 

Dealing

  1. First Diamond deals to start a new game
  2. Players Can cut up to 2 times. Square cuts only.
  3. Dealer must get last card or the hand will be considered a misdeal
  4. Dealer cannot flip any cards
  5. Dealer can NOT show bottom card before or while dealing. 
  6. 1 deck of cards will be used for each game.
  7. Players can NOT pick up their hand until the dealer is finished dealing.
  8. No spades + no face cards = Bad Luck (you still have to play)
  9. You must count your cards once the dealer is finished dealing. If you are missing a card at the end of the hand then you are set.
  10. No "Walking” the cards when dealing 
  11. You must shuffle at least 3 times.

 

Cheating

  1. Renege = Automatic Game)
  2. Reneges must be called as soon as it’s 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 its also automatic game.
  5. Talking across the board = set
  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 40 points. Break any rule after you bid and you're set.  

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
  8. If there has to be a playoff after the cut off time and your partner has to leave. You are allowed to pickup a new partner 

Tiebreakers will be broken by total points.

Decisions will be made the the facilitator of the tournament.

  1. Game is considered started once both teams sit down 
  2. No getting up from the table once game is started
  3. Cannot tell your partner how to cut or play 


No Disrespect is allowed!!! If the tournament host deems your behavior or words as disrespectful, you WILL be asked to leave and can not return. 

Absolutely NO calling anyone a b***h, F**k n***a, p***y n***a, or anything along those lines. No calling anyone outside of their name. 

Decisions will be made by the facilitator of the tournament.