How to Play Spades With 6 People

Series Summary

A tabletop game generally refers to any game where the elements of play are confined to a small area and which require little physical exertion. Most of these games are played at a table around which the players are seated, and on which the game's elements are located. A variety of major game types generally fall under the heading of tabletop games. Many games falling into this category, particularly party games, are more free-form in their play and can involve physical activity such as mime. However, the basic premise remains that the game does not require a large area in which to play it, significant amounts of strength or stamina, or specialized equipment. One genre of tabletop games is card games, which includes the trick-taking card games of spades, or call bridge. The object of spades is for each pair or partnership to take at least the number of tricks they bid on before play began. In this free video series, a card game enthusiast demonstrates how to play spades with two, three or six people. Learn how to play spades with jokers, how to play suicide spades and how to score in spades. Discover a new, fun card game to try out with friends and family!

Video Transcript

"Spades is a fun game to play, but did you know there's many variations? Hi, my name is Dean Hale, and I'm going to tell you today how to play spades with six people. The same rules apply in general; however, with six people you're going to make sure that you and your partner are sitting opposite each other, and you're going to have your opponents two to each side, so you'll have two in between you and you and your partner. You use two fifty two card decks, but you take out the two of clubs from those cards, so you would have a total of a hundred and two cards in the deck. Play is done the exact same way as a regular game of spades; however, if two of the same cards are played who gets that trick? The person who played that card second is the one that would actually take precedent over the first one. So again to summarize, playing six handed spades the rules are almost the same. Different deck, you use a hundred and two cards instead of fifty two, take out the two of clubs, make sure you and your partner sit opposite each other with your two opponents to your left, and play the same way. My name's Dean Hale, and now you know how to play spades with six people."