Spades anyone?

[silcnlayc]

I was wondering if anyone is interested in playing spades ? I used to belong to a site that had spades tournaments and had a great time winning monies.

They ended up closing shop but now another site has re-opened and have the same games I love and they too allow money games. I always loved cut throat spades, and they have team spades etc..for fun and money.

Bryan, have you considered partnering up with the likes of this (cards site) ? It still is gambling even if it requires skill just as poker does.

Just wondering since so many are burnt out on a lot of the casinos and are taking a rest until we find out more on the legalizations of them.


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[funeral979]

I love playing spades! I used to play on Pogo all the time and acquired a master rank....but sadly the site is overrun with childish would be hackers as of late who seem to get more joy in trying to steal your table than actually playing.

[winbig]

I was wondering if anyone is interested in playing spades ? I used to belong to a site that had spades tournaments and had a great time winning monies.

They ended up closing shop but now another site has re-opened and have the same games I love and they too allow money games. I always loved cut throat spades, and they have team spades etc..for fun and money.

Bryan, have you considered partnering up with the likes of this (cards site) ? It still is gambling even if it requires skill just as poker does.

Just wondering since so many are burnt out on a lot of the casinos and are taking a rest until we find out more on the legalizations of them.


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I love spades. Is it a partner type game or cutthroat? ...or do you have the option of either type?

[funeral979]

I love spades. Is it a partner type game or cutthroat? ...or do you have the option of either type?

Can you play cutthroat? I thought all spades was with a partner? But there are so many variations these days that im sure it exists...

[winbig]

Can you play cutthroat? I thought all spades was with a partner? But there are so many variations these days that im sure it exists...

Cutthroat has been around for years. I used to play for money (this was back in the early 90s, so offline, obviously ) in a cutthroat game. Basically it's just every player for themselves. It was low stakes - usually about 10 cents a point for a 500 point match.

Say you finished the match with 300 points, and the winner ended up with 510 points. You'd owe the difference, which would be 210 points, or $21.00, if you were playing for a dime a point. Of course the winner collects from everyone else, too..lol

To be honest, I really wouldn't want to play a partner version of spades online. There's too much of a chance for collusion, considering they can talk to each other via any type of messenger program letting each other know what cards they're holding, how they should play a hand, etc. Of course they wouldn't be able to do this for long, if the site notices that they're playing together all the time and winning more than they should.

One way around that would be to randomly pair someone up with a partner, but that really wouldn't make sense. I'd hate to be partnered with someone that didn't know how to play..............

[funeral979]

So is bidding nil even a remote possibility playing cutthroat? Without a partner to help cover you, I don't see how it would be possible...Or are the rules different?

[winbig]

So is bidding nil even a remote possibility playing cutthroat? Without a partner to help cover you, I don't see how it would be possible...Or are the rules different?

You could still bid nil, but you'd have to really have the shittiest of shitty hands to even think about making it

[silcnlayc]

winbig: I love spades. Is it a partner type game or cutthroat? ...or do you have the option of either type?

Yes, they have cut throat also. They have fun play and money play. I have been practicing in fun mode honing my cut throat skills since it has been a while since I played this. Not many places offered it. Getting real excited on another way to enjoy online play for money.

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[rouletteguy]

Can anyone give us a 1 paragraph spiel about how this game is played please?

[pokeraddict]

Where can you play spades for money nowadays? I always liked playing duplicate spades as well if that is still around.