Spades variants
Other ways to play Spades, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Joker Spades
Two jokers join the pack as the two highest trumps, above the ace of spades, and two low cards make room for them so every player still gets 13 cards.
Mirror
Nobody chooses a bid: every player must bid exactly the number of spades in their hand, and a player without spades bids nil.
Whiz
Every player has two choices only: bid exactly the number of spades in their hand, or bid nil.
Suicide
In every partnership one player must bid nil and the other must bid at least four tricks, so each team plays a nil every hand.
Cutthroat
Spades without partnerships: every player bids, takes tricks and scores alone, at a table of four, three or two.