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The History of Spades
Terms Used in Spades Card Game
Beginner's Guide to Spades
How to Begin a Game of Spades
Basic Rules of Spades
Additional Rules of Spades
Probabilities & Percentages in Spades
How to Use Probabilities & Percentages in Spades
How to Keep Score in Spades
Keeping Score in Spades
Numerical Bids in Spades
Communicating Numerical Bids in Spades
How to Use Nil Bids in Spades
Techniques for Using Nil Bids in Spades
Bidding Strategies in Spades
Techniques for Bidding in Spades
The Result of a Game Set in Spades
Nil Bidding in Spades
Risk Factors for Nil Bidding in Spades
The Effect of Bags on a Game of Spades
How to Play Opening Leads in a Game of Spades
Techniques for Playing Opening Leads in Spades
How to Play a Hand of Spades: 2nd Low-3rd High
Playing a Hand of Spades: 2nd Low-3rd High
How to Cover or Support a Nil in Spades
When to Cover or Support a Nil in Spades
Defense Techniques in Spades
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Spades developed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1937. Similar to other card games, such as bridge and hearts, spades can be played with two to four people. Invented by some clever college kids in the Northeast, the game has seen an increase in popularity due to online card rooms and tournaments. The object of the card game is to gain the most points, which are acquired by winning the number of tricks bid in each hand.
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"The game of spades is one of the classic American card games. Spades is in the same family as bridge and bid whist. Other card games are similar because they have a trump taking aspect and a trick taking aspect. Spades is much related to those other two games. Spades was created in Cincinnati in 1937 by a group of college students who are also bid whist players. The game was immensely popular at the time it was created because it combined the best of bid whist and bridge. The original version of spades that was created is often called classic spades or old school spades and is played primarily by the African American community. The modern game of spades is one that developed would be the rise of the internet in the mid to late 1990's and a number of the rules the popular game features includes the use of mills and bags. However, the history of the game, again, goes back about seventy years to Cincinnati, Ohio. This game has become a great classic and right now is the number one partnership card game in the United States and is also played in other locales throughout the world. So again this is a great game, it's got wonderful roots and it continues to grow. "
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