← Partnership four-player Spades (500-point game)
Try a sample deal: Spades
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Follow the actions in order, then predict the result. This lesson uses the reviewed examples for this exact revision.
Bidding and turn order
Bidding starts left of the dealer and moves clockwise. A partnership bid is the predicted total; a player may bid nil. The player left of the dealer leads first.
Scoring
Made contract: ten per trick bid plus one per bag; ten bags cost 100. Successful nil scores 100; failed nil costs 100. A set partnership loses ten per trick bid.
A made contract and a failed nil
Starting state: us 0, bags 0, them 0
- bid: 7 · round: 1 · tricks: 9
- bid: 6 · nil: no · round: 2 · tricks: 6
Predict the final result, then check your answer:
Expected result: us = 130, bags = 2, them = 0 . Round 1: 70 for the contract plus 2 bags. Round 2: nil fails (-100) and the six-trick bid is made (+60).