How to Put on Spades Tournament

A lot of times people have a specific group of people they play cards with. Why not mix it up and make the card party bigger and better by hosting a tournament.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Sixteen Teams of Two
• Eight Card Tables/Thirty-two Chairs
• Eight Deck of Cards
• Paper & Pins to Keep Score
• Tournament Grid (Included)
• Tournament Rules (Included)

1. Preparation
   
   Decide your entry fee and prize payout. Also decide the times for the four rounds. I have attached a grid for you to update. I left in the information from my tournament for ideas.
2. Preparation
   
   Create slips of paper labeled Team 1 - Team 16. Put into something so that one member from each team can draw a team number.
3. Participant Sign Up
   
   Collect Entry fee and have participant draw a number. This is the table number you will assign them to on your grid
4. Distribute Tournament Rules
   
   Spades Teams/Partners Tournament
   RULES & REGULATIONS
   
   
   
   
    BE ON TIME. You will be allotted 10 minutes to get to your seat. After 10 minutes you will
   forfeit the game. No refund will be issued.
   
   
    THE FIRST TEAM TO SCORE 250 POINTS IN 30 MINUTES WIN– If no one has reached 250
   in 30 minutes the team with the highest scores win.
   
   
    NO SWITCHING PARTNERS. If one of the team members is unable to play the team forfeits.
   
   
    THE DEALER IS CHOSEN BY WHO PULLS THE HIGHEST CARD FROM DECK.
   
   
    NO DISPLAYING/TURNING OVER OF CARDS. During the dealing or cutting process.
   
   
    BOARD/MINIMUN BID IS FOUR
   
    UNDERBIDDING/SANDBAGGING. A team is penalized by 100 point deduction for accumulating
   ten or more sandbags/overages during the course of the game.
   
    NO BLIND BIDDING
   
   
    NO PASSING SPADES TO PARTNERS
   
   
    NO THROWING YOUR HAND IN. No spades does not get you a redeal.
   
   
    RENEGING. If you are caught reneging (not following the card suit when you have the suit) the other
   team gets three of your books. These books will not count as sandbags for the other team.
   
   
    NO CHEATTING – Spoken or by gesture. If cheating is suspected please inform
   the tournament judge immediately. A 75 point penalty or termination
   from the tournament is feasible.
   
   
   
   
   
   Last Rule…Have Fun May the Best of Best Win
5. Monitor Tournament