Space City Spades Showdown

Welcome to the Space City Spades Showdown!

Come join us for a fun-filled evening of spades competition at Breakfast Bar HTX. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a casual player, join us for a Saturday afternoon of intense competition and friendly banter. Partner up, strategize, and go for the win with cash prizes for the top three teams. Ready to show off your spades skills and connect with fellow card game lovers? Bring that same energy from at home and see you at the showdown!

CASH PRIZES FOR 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE TEAMS

Tournament Prizes

• First Place: $1,000 CASH
• Second Place: $350 CASH
• Third Place: $100 CASH

• Partnerships: Players are in fixed partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other.
• Winning Condition: The side that reaches 250 points first wins the game. In the event both sides reach 250 points in a single deal, the side with the higher score prevails.
• Each Round: Teams must win their match to advance in this single-elimination tournament. Once a team loses a match, they are out of the tournament competition. This format heightens the stakes, ensuring every game is crucial.

The Deal:

• A standard 52-card pack is used.
• Cards rank from highest to lowest: Big Joker, Little Joker, A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
• The first dealer is chosen at random; the turn to deal rotates clockwise.
• Cards are shuffled, dealt singly, and in clockwise order, starting from the dealer's left. Each player receives 13 cards.

Bidding:

• Each player bids the number of tricks they expect to win.
• Bidding starts with the player to the dealer's left and proceeds clockwise.
• Bids can range from 0 (a Nil bid, where the player declares they will win no tricks) to 13.
• Total team bids determine the number of tricks that team must try to win.

Playing the Hand:

• The play also proceeds clockwise.
• The player to the dealer's left leads the first trick with any card except a spade.
• Players must follow suit if possible; if not, they can play any card.
• Spades cannot be led until they are "broken" (played on the lead of another suit, or if the leader has only spades in hand).
• The highest spade in a trick wins it; if no spades are played, the highest card of the suit led wins.

Scoring:

• A correct bid earns the team 10 times the bid in points.
• Overtricks (tricks won beyond the bid) are worth one point each.
• Accumulating 10 overtricks results in a 100-point penalty.
• Failing a bid (winning fewer tricks than bid) costs the team 10 points for each trick under their bid.
• A successful Nil bid earns the team 100 points; a failed Nil costs the team 100 points.

Standard Rules Only:

• Please note, for the Space City Spades Showdown, we are not implementing any special rules such as "Boston" (a team winning all 13 tricks in a round) or penalties for "Sandbagging" (excessive overtricks). The tournament will strictly adhere to standard spades rules to ensure clarity and fairness for all participants.

• The tournament atmosphere is designed to mimic the friendly yet competitive spirit of backyard spades games.
• Players are encouraged to bring the same lively energy and trash-talking flair they would have at home.

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