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Summary: When playing the spades card game with three people, nobody has a partner, so each player must take full accountability. Play spades with three people, but keep score the standard way, with tips from a card game enthusiast in this free video on playing games.
"If you play spades, have you ever been frustrated by your partner? Hi, my name is Dean Hale and I'm going to tell you today how to play Spades with three people. Basic difference in playing with three people is, guess what? No partner! You play your cards and you only have to rely on yourself to get your score. You know, if you're playing a regular game of spades, and there's four players, and you're trying to get that last trick you need, and you throw down that King of Spades, and you know your partner has many spades and he throws down the Ace and you lose your trick, that's frustrating. If you play Spades with three players, you're the only that you have accountability for. You play your King, you know that it's pretty much golden. When you play Spades with three people, you keep score the same way, you make your bids on your tricks, you get your overbids, your nils, your blind nils. Everything works the exact same way except you're playing for yourself. No partnerships. It's a fun and different way to play Spades. My name is Dean Hale. Enjoy playing some Spades!"
eHow Article: How to Play Spades With 3 People
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