Spades ‣

Spades card game classic • Solo and Multiplayer • Smart bots • Thousands of people to play with • Play online with friends • Interactive tutorial • Free and no signup required!

Play Spades to your heart's content with the official Spades card game app from World of Card Games. Pair up with people by joining one of our tables, play by yourself against our bots, or create a private table and invite your friends and family to play. Our game is free to play and no signup is required.

Spades is a trick-taking game played by 4 people who are divided into teams of 2, with team players sitting across from each other. Teamwork, skillful bidding, and strategic cooperation are key to winning the game.

The goal of the game is to get your team to 500 points. Cards are ranked from Ace being the highest value to 2 being the lowest. At the start of the game, each player is dealt 13 cards, and the player to the left of the dealer goes first. In each round, players bid on how many tricks they can take. Each team combines their bids to determine how many tricks they have to take to avoid negative points.

Players must follow the suit of the card that has been laid down before their turn. If they don't have that suit on hand, they can play any card, except a suit of Spades, on the first trick. A suit of Spades can be played once they've been "broken" and have become the "trump" suit.

After each hand, scores are calculated. A team will receive 10 points per trick bid if they meet or exceed their bid, with 1 point for each extra trick taken. If a team fails to meet their bid, they'll get 10 points deducted from their score for each trick bid. Every 10 extra tricks, also called bags, a team accumulates costs the team 100 points. The game ends when a team either reaches 500 points or falls below -200 points. The highest-scoring team wins.

We're always open to suggestions, so feel free to reach out to us at https://worldofcardgames.com/spades with suggestions for improvements.

=== FEATURES:

=== Play against the computer using our bots
If you're new to a game, playing against others can feel intimidating. We always suggest playing against the computer before playing against other people. Our intelligent bots should be challenging enough, even for experienced players.

=== Play against other people online
We have a great community of card players. People are generally really nice to each other, and you can always find an open table to join. Just click List of Tables to find a table to your liking.

=== Play against friends or family at a private table
Meeting fellow card game enthusiasts online is nice, but nothing beats a game against friends or family. Start a private table and let your friends know about the table name to get them to join.

=== Ranked games and global leaderboards
If you're serious about your card games or have a competitive streak, ranked games are for you. These games are reserved for more series players and will only be accessible to you once you've signed up and played 10 games. Ranked players have a chance to end up on the daily leaderboard.

=== Custom design and avatars
Change the background and card design to something that suits you better. With 160+ different avatars, you're sure to be able to find one to your liking.

=== Join ongoing games and chat with other players
Click List of Tables to join an ongoing game. There are always live players at the site, so you're sure to find someone to play with. You can even chat with other players once you've joined a game, but remember to be friendly!

=== Detailed statistics and hand histories
Sign up to the site to be able to see detailed statistics. You can even save your hand history so you have a chance to analyze them later on!