Something Special Spades
Something Special Spades Tournament Registration
Spades rules:
Cookout Spades Format- Ace High
Most Wins
Each player can get 1 free win if you spend $20 or more with the venue.
- First team to 350 points, wins
- Bid Every Hand
- Bid w/ partner (One person opens and one person closes)
- Must bid at least board
- Board is 4
- Locked bid. (once you bid there is no going up or down)
- 2 Sets is Game
- Bid 10 +/-150 points
- Spades can lead at anytime.
- Winning any hand during any match with a Boston is not game. Bidding a Boston is 200 points.
- You are allowed to say "a possible"
Dealing
- First Diamond deals to start a new game
- Players will use a card to mark the cut. Dealers will cut the cards accordingly.
- Dealer must get last card or the hand will be considered a misdeal
- Dealer cannot flip any cards
- Dealer can NOT show bottom card before or while dealing.
- 2 decks of cards will be used for each game.
- Players can NOT pick up their hand until the dealer is finished dealing.
- No spades + no face cards = Bad Luck (you still have to play)
- 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.
- Renege = Automatic Set for that hand (Renege a 2nd time and your team forfeits the game)
- Reneges must be called as soon as its noticed. (Do NOT wait til the end of the hand)
- Must notify staff when calling a renege
- 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.
- Talking across the board = minus 3 books
- Any team caught cheating will be disqualified
- No phones on the table top. (No points are taken for this rule)
- No discussing current or future strategies
- Break any rule before you bid and you lose 30 points. Break any rule after you bid and you lose 3 books.
- Books must stay separated thru the entire hand
- All books should be placed in order won. No mixing of the books.
- All hands must be played out no matter how many books have been bid
- One person from each team must record the score
- No Blinds
- No Nil
- No Bags
- 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