Spades was invented in the USA in the 1930's and is played quite widely in that country. Until recently it has been little known elsewhere, except in a few places where American troops were stationed, for exampl
Spadesis a card game in which taking tricks, or a “pot” of cards, is the key objective. This makes it fall under thetrick-taking genreof card games.Whist, andEuchreare other examples of trick-taking games. There are two variations, but it is always a four-player game. The two vari...
Bid Whist is a partnership trick-taking game that is very popular among African Americans. It is played with a standard 52 card deck plus 2 jokers, for a total of 54 cards. The two jokers must be distinct: one is called the big joker and the other is the little joker. There are 4...
Doppelkopf is a point trick-taking card game of the Skat family, particularly popular in the north of Germany. Similar in many ways to Schafkopf (Sheep's Head), the game differs in that is uses a double pack of cards and is specifically designed for four players. However, like Schafkopf,...
In Euchre, the Jacks occupy and important position in play. When a trump suit is called, say for example Spades, the Jack of Spades now becomes the Right Bower and ranks above the Ace as the highest card. The Jack the same colour, in this case the Jack of Clubs is also recruited as...
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). A small number of card games played with traditional decks have formally ...
Home :: Card games PinochleThe jack of diamonds and the queen of spades are the "pinochle" meld of pinochle. Type Trick-taking Players 4 in partnerships or 3 individually, variants exist for 2-6 or 8 players Skills required Strategy Social skills Teamwork Card counting Cards 48 (double 24 ...
Spades - County Rules is a variation on the Spades card game where there aren't any points over bids (bags), blinds, nil bids, and books are counted on an one…
The Goodge Rulesis inspired by the classic card game ofSpades. The deck contains 51 cards, with 10 cards numbered 1-10 in five suits (Spades, Diamonds, Stars, Hearts, and Clubs) and a single Crown card that doesn’t have a suit. ...
If one team has the top three trumps (Queens of clubs, spades and hearts) at the start of the play, they are said to be "hoch" (high), and this increases the score for the game, whether won or lost. In this case the score is increased by 1 unit for the each top trump in seq...