![]() ![]() The rake is included in the amount paid to enter a table but is not included in the prize pool. Both the target points and elimination threshold vary between tables.Ī rake is the house fee that is taken from all players when entering a table. The winning team is the first to reach the target points or if the opposing team drops below the elimination threshold. If the bid of Nil fails, -100 points penalty goes to the nil bidder's team, but they will still receive any amount scored for the partner's bid.Ī bid of Blind Nil scores 200 points for a successful bid and -200 for a failed bid in addition to the partner's score. This is in addition to the score won (or lost) by the partner of the nil bidder. If a bid of Nil is successful, the nil bidder's team receives 100 points. If a team wins fewer tricks than the bids made, they lose 10 points for every bid made that round. Any bags beyond the limit are carried over to the next round. If a team reaches the bags limit (specific per table), they will get a bags penalty and the total bags amount will be reset to 0. This may take one to three rounds, depending on the progress made during the game.Ī side that takes at least as many tricks as its bid calls for, receives a score equal to 10 times its bid. Additional tricks(overtricks) are worth one extra point each.īags - Overtricks are known as bags. The game ends when the table’s threshold has been reached. Playing the first spade is known as "Breaking" spades. The leader has nothing but Spades left in hand. The winner of each trick leads the next one.Ī player has played a Spade on the lead of another suit. If unable to follow suit, the player may play ANY card (including a Spade).Ī trick containing a Spade is won by the highest spade played if no spade is played, the trick is won by the highest card of the suit led. The player to the dealer's left may lead with any card except a Spade to make the first trick. In Solo mode, players cannot bid BLIND NIL. A successful Blind Nil will reward the player with +200 points and an unsuccessful Blind Nil will receive -200 points as a penalty. In solo, a successful bid NIL will give +50 points, and if fails will cost -50 points.Īfter the first round, players may make a BLIND NIL bid which must be declared before a player looks at their cards. If it's successfully achieved, they will receive +100 points. In partners, if the player fails to achieve 0 (Nil) bids, they will receive a -100 point penalty. Players who select 0 (Nil) bid declare that they will not win any tricks during that round. Unlike in other games, there is no requirement for each bid to be higher than the last one.Ī bid of 0 tricks is known as NIL. ![]() ![]() The first to bid is the player to the dealer's left. ![]() In partners, each team adds the bids of the two partners together and the total is the number of tricks (up to 13) that the partners try to win to get a positive score. The Spade card will always trump other cards, even if the spade is lower than the other card.Įach player bids a number of tricks between 0 and 13. The first dealer is chosen by the highest card draw, and the turn to deal rotates clockwise.Īll 52 cards are dealt to all 4 players. The cards, in each suit, rank from highest to lowest:Ī - K - Q - J - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 Solo - The bids and score are individual for each player.Ī standard deck of 52 cards is used. Players sitting opposite to each other are partners and score together. Modified on: Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 at 1:26 PM ![]()
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