How to Play Two-Handed Spades

Video Transcript

"If you love Spades like I do, don't you want to learn some different ways to play it? Hi, my name is Dean Hale, and I'm going to teach you a game that's called Two-handed Spades. In Two-handed Spades, you play very similar to the way you play a regular Spades game, with a few exceptions. In Two-handed Spades, the two of spades is actually going to be the highest spade in the deck, the ace being the second highest spade. The two of hearts and the two of diamonds are actually the two most powerful cards in the deck. They're actually wild cards that can be played at any time, so as you're playing your hand, if somebody plays the ace of spades, if they want to play the two of hearts, that two of hearts would actually trump the ace of spades 'cause it is a wild card. The game is played in the same way. You have points, and you have tricks, and you can...you can use nils. In Two-handed Spades, important thing to keep in mind is; two of spades is your highest spade, but be careful of the two of hearts and the two of diamonds, 'cause those are the most powerful cards in the deck. They're wild! Have a wild time playing Two-handed Spades. My name is Dean Hale, have fun."