National Spades Players Association 2025 Big Game Championship

Get ready Spades Players to compete in the 2025 Tournament of Champions Championship Tournament!

The 2025 Championship Tournament will be held the week of "The Big Game" in New Orleans! (Venue announcement coming soon!)

Presented by 712 Vodka, this tournament consists of several rounds of fierce competition! You'll also enjoy food, beverages, door prizes, a live DJ, and socializing with spades players and celebrities from all over the country!

Limited Early Entries are Available for this event! Register Today, before we announce the venue, and Get Your 50% ($175 off) Early Bird Special! (Regular Registration = $350 per team)(Adults 21 and Older Only. )

Over $100,000 in Prize Values!...

1st Place Team

• $3,500 Cash Prize
• 1st Place Trophy

• (2) Complementary 7 Nights Resort Getaway Certificates * (up to $4,326)

• (2) Complementary Airfare plus 2-Nights Hotel for Two Certificates * (up to $1,998)

• (2) Complementary Hotel Savings Certificates* ($400)

• (2) Complementary $100 Restaurant Certificates* ($200)

• (2) Premium Quality True Wireless Earbuds* ($258)

• (1) Team Entry for the 2026 NSPA National Championship Tournament! (Value: $2,000)

2nd Place Team

• $1,500 Cash Prize
• Runner-Up Trophy

• (2) Complementary Airfare plus 2-Nights Hotel for Two Certificates * (up to $1,998)

• (2) Complementary Hotel Savings Certificates* ($400)
• (2) Complementary $100 Restaurant Certificates* ($200)
• (2) Premium Quality True Wireless Earbuds* ($258)
• (1) Team Entry for the 2026 NSPA National Championship Tournament! (Value: $2,000)

3rd and 4th Place Teams (each team will receive)

• $750 Cash Prize
• (2) Complementary $200 Hotel Savings Certificates* ($800)
• (2) Complementary $100 Restaurant Certificates* ($400)

• (1) Team Entry for the 2026 NSPA National Championship Tournament! (Value: $2,000)

All Other Tournament Teams will Receive

• (2) Complementary $100 Restaurant Certificates* ($24,800)
• Various other prizes and complementary certificates. (Varies)

* Real Vacations. No Sales Presentations Guaranteed! (Retail values are listed as "up to" that amount; terms, taxes and fees apply - see redemption website for details)

How Can We Give Away Big Prizes?

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today Free, and you'll receive a Complementary $200 Travel and Dining Pass by joining! You can even become a Premium Member to Save 10% on your registration for all NSPA Tournaments!

If you're like most people, you have probably played multiple times with friends and family with different rules every time.

Well... we want to make sure that everyone knows the general "House Rules" for the all NSPA Tournaments.

ELIGIBILITY

All NSPA Spades Tournaments are open to the public for adults 21 years of age or older. Each team must consist of two (2) players.

FORMAT

Each Tournament features a single elimination format with all teams guaranteed a minimum of two (2) games. Each team must beat their opponent 2 out of 3 games played to 300 points each in order to advance to the next round. (1 hour and 15 minute time limit per round.)

THE DECK

• 52 card standard deck containing no Jokers.
• Ace will be the high card in each suit, and will follow accordingly: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, etc.

THE DEAL

• Cards will be dealt clockwise with a cut to the right.
• No French cutting.
• All 52 cards will be dealt to players with no kitty.
• There will be no surrendering of your hand because of the lack of spades, face cards, etc., a player must play each hand dealt.

BIDDING

• Each individual will bid their own hand, starting with the dealer, and moving clockwise. The sum of your team player’s individual bids will be the bid for your team for that dealt hand.
• Minimum team bid of four (4) per hand.
• No nil bidding.
• No low bidding.

PLAY

• Once the bids are recorded play will start with the first person on the left of the dealer.
• A player may lead whit any suit he/she chooses, but a player may not “cut” or “trump” a book unless they do not possess any cards of the lead suit.
• If a team catches another team “reneging”, then upon producing the exact book or trick that the infraction occurred, the team will be awarded three (3) of the other team’s books.

SCORING

Scoring will be based on multiples of 10 and -10.

Let’s use an example for clear understanding of the scoring process.

** Team XYZ bids 6 books.

* If team XYZ gets 6 books of tricks then their score for that hand would be 60.

* If team XYZ makes over their bid, let’s say in this case eight (8) books, then the teams score would be sixty (60) points for making their bid plus two (2) points for going two (2) over their bid for a total of sixty-two (62) points.

* If a team gets any amount under their bid, in this case 1,2,3,4, or 5 books, then the team gets -10 times their bid, or in this case -60.

* If a bid of ten (10) is reached, then the team will get a bonus of 100 points added to their score at that point.

Note: Talking across the table, passing cards, hand signals, or any other activity that constitutes cheating will not be tolerated and are grounds for immediate ejection.

Host or Publisher National Spades Players Association