Spades (card game)
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Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s. It can be played as either a partnership or solo/"cutthroat" game. The object is to take the number of tricks that were bid before play of the hand began. Spades is a descendant of the whist family of card games, which also includes bridge, hearts, and oh hell. Its major difference as compared to other whist variants is that, instead of trump being decided by the highest bidder or at random, the spade suit always trumps, hence the name.[3]
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Spades | |
Origin | United States |
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Alternative names | Call Bridge, Call Break |
Type | Trick-taking |
Family | Auction Whist |
Players | 4 (standard)[1][2] to 6 |
Skills | Card counting, tactics |
Age range | All |
Cards | 52–54 |
Deck | French |
Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
Play | Clockwise |
Playing time | 90 min.[citation needed] |
Chance | Moderate |
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