How To Play Spades (2 Player)

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This video tutorial will teach you how to play the card game Spades. More information can be found at www.gathertogethergames.com/sp...
There are different variations to the card game Spades, this video will cover how to play with 2 players.
This video will start by teaching you the general concepts of Spades, and is followed by the more detailed features of the game. This tutorial is perfect for beginning players and experienced players that need a refresher.
After watching, you will know the basics on how to play the card game Spades. All that is left to do is grab a friend and start playing!
This Spades tutorial will cover the following topics:
- The objective
- Card rank
- Setup
- Bidding
- Game play
- Keeping score
- Rules review
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@whymistamista5614 6 жыл бұрын

While in Iraq in 2005 when we weren't on patrol this was our go to but we played it with two decks four players and played the joker joker duce version. We kept the tally, and despite only playing after combat patrols I think we managed to get up to 3000 points with no winner. Sadly we never finished that game as 2 of the players lost their lives while deployed. I still have that note pad to this day with the unfinished game. RIP Roy and Gilo.

@Damilkman555 6 жыл бұрын

M B thanks for your service

@jamesgamer__2753 6 жыл бұрын

M B thanks for your service and shall they rest with peace

@bkilg2509 6 жыл бұрын

That's an intense comment. Thanks for sharing it. Look after yourself, take the time to heal be kind to yourself.

@lesliejones8817 6 жыл бұрын

So sorry for you loss! Thank you for your service!

@anshumans1174 6 жыл бұрын

M B Thank you for your service

@CTFinest 4 жыл бұрын

I'm here because me and my girl are bored out of our minds stuck at home and tired of watching tv

@Brown_ChoreStudios Жыл бұрын

Then have sex

@denverscott37 5 ай бұрын

I haven't played in decades but i was just asking my wife about playing some cards tonight, which we never do and Spades was the first game that came to mind. Thanks for the refresher course.

@grey7070 4 жыл бұрын

It's all coming back to me,,, when I was 8-9 me and my grandma would stay up late on the weekends and play spades with watching criminal minds,,, I haven't played in so long.

@grey7070 4 жыл бұрын

At one point the deck of cards got so beaten up we could tell what half the cards were by the markings

@Dupont100 Ай бұрын

Same experience but we played dominoes. I think this is a universal grandpa trait :)

@cbake9440 3 жыл бұрын

Last time I played I was in jail 10 years ago.i used to be pretty good at it.i totally forgot how to play since.good refresher!

@toms285 4 жыл бұрын

Very good instructions, new game learned. Perfect for isolation

@heatherb1700 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great refresher for a game i loved as a kid and played often!

@Sosaamelissa 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh now I know how to play thank you sooo much !!

@heathermeyer4095 4 жыл бұрын

I've wanted to play spades ever since i heard of it! this was very helpful

@heathermeyer4095 4 жыл бұрын

!!!!!!!!!

@marietoral2080 3 жыл бұрын

Great video...I play this but we do use our joker cards has the small and big joker being the higher cards.. but only the big joker trumps the small. And I always play my jokers last😊

@juanguentenguea.gonzalez737 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for teaching me spades I want myself to play spades

@michaelsherwin4449 4 жыл бұрын

I invented this version over 30 years ago with slightly different drawing rules. Quote from another post. "I invented a version of two handed spades over 30 years ago so I'd have something to play with my mom. And it is a very good and fun version. 1. Shuffle the deck and place it in the middle of the table. 2. Mom always has the choice to draw first or second. :) 3. Draw two cards face down onto the table and choose which card to look at. 4. If the looked at card is a spade the player must keep it and discard the other card without looking at it. 5. Otherwise you may discard the looked at card and keep the second card or visa versa. 6. After each player has made 13 selections just play like normal spades."

@ripamerica7600 4 жыл бұрын

That sounds a little harder, even tho I suck at remembering which cards i burned. I just try to remember how many spades i threw away.

@stevenvillalta5587 4 жыл бұрын

In Newark, New Jersey we didn’t keep a point score, we counted “Books”

@solidarnosc9663 3 жыл бұрын

Huh? How does that work?

@hollywoodddagent7111 2 жыл бұрын

that's how we usually play it...checkin In from st. louis

@pc6395 2 жыл бұрын

Thank books not point from Great Lakes👌🏾

@moonlightentbyjennie 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS GAME thanks

@hewhoisaboveall5884 7 жыл бұрын

I don't get it

@cash5092 5 жыл бұрын

Just bust out a deck of cards and play along with the video until you get it.

@JerzeYxKinG 4 жыл бұрын

me neither

@hayleypierce881 4 жыл бұрын

me either

@pc6395 2 жыл бұрын

This not it🙄

@jonscott4090 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna stick to go fish or 21

@erikahotella1932 7 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this. my boyfriend has been wanting me to play spades with him but i never understood it until now so thank you so much 👌

@5822huron 5 жыл бұрын

You mean your ex boyfriend? Lol

@maximillianoortiz9255 5 жыл бұрын

I learned this shit in county but never knew how to keep score

@coolbreeze3793 4 жыл бұрын

Loool so you kept losing then

@maalyraw_2445 4 жыл бұрын

does it have to be the same suite?

@inkcadel7466 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@Quantum404Channel 4 жыл бұрын

You can only learn this game in jail actually that’s why no one understands lmao

@janaashaolu5999 3 жыл бұрын

I know

@Quantum404Channel 2 жыл бұрын

@@janaashaolu5999 HAHAHAHAHA

@1000Rikkia 2 жыл бұрын

I really need my people to be released from the shackles of stockholm syndrome. Not all black people went to jail. You can download a spades game & learn from there damn! 🤦🏽‍♀️

@Miruble82 2 жыл бұрын

My cousin went to jail and when he got out and taught me I whooped his but at it but I forgot how so that’s why im here

@Tj11813 2 жыл бұрын

This is correct.

@onezero704 3 жыл бұрын

I pretty much got down everything but minute 1:07 “SETUP” building up your hands for, your cards? I’m a little confused on that part. Can anyone explain? Really want to learn how to play. Edit: So as I went back and forward, it pretty much sums up whether one will or won’t keep the card? Like will the card be beneficial or a waste? Is my speculation wrong?

@dalton_nbg 3 жыл бұрын

You got it right Jose. You either think the first card will be good for you, or you don't and take the second card.

@sieglinde553 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a version of this game where both players are allowed to see what goes into the discard pile, as the discarded cards are placed face up. What are the possible advantages or disadvantages of allowing both players to see the discards? I would think that seeing the discards would make it easier to bid correctly; am I right?

@eduardoxenofonte4004 2 жыл бұрын

the problem is, if your memory is good enough, you can figure out exactly what cards your opponent has, as you've seen all the 39 other cards that are not in their hand

@oscarbautista4156 2 жыл бұрын

You could keep an eye out for the aces, kings and queens and all spades that go on the discard... considering those high cards are in the discard plus the ones you have in hand, you can get a pretty good idea of your opponents hand and predict how many tricks you could win more accurately

@mathaha2922 Жыл бұрын

@@eduardoxenofonte4004 As is the case in 2-player whist...

@basedrandomuser Жыл бұрын

@@mathaha2922 easy

@cerealfruitsnacks3250 6 жыл бұрын

0:31 SCARED me

@Neverknot47 5 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

@gabireid5570 5 жыл бұрын

I thought somebody was banging on my door

@selina4514 4 жыл бұрын

same

@judya.8470 3 жыл бұрын

Why does player 2 go first?

@SuperNickid 7 жыл бұрын

How does the nill blind bit work with this method of dealing?

@GatherTogetherGames 7 жыл бұрын

+SuperNickid The blind nil bid is not an option for this game play.

@SuperNickid 7 жыл бұрын

The blind nil bid is only an option with 4 players right, if it his on a team?

@GatherTogetherGames 7 жыл бұрын

+SuperNickid That's right.

@zenjon7892 6 жыл бұрын

SuperNickid you could take the top card and discard the next without looking at it

@reillywalker195 3 жыл бұрын

You can actually bid blind nil in this version. If you wish to do so, you must be trailing your opponent by at least 100 points and declare blind nil before you draw any cards from the deck.

@YolandaCarson-ir5ww 10 ай бұрын

How do you start a 2handed Spade game

@bapposaddo6047 4 жыл бұрын

Why did he start off with spades? 3:19

@darkhattyloldhrc578 4 жыл бұрын

Because spades were broken so you can start the trick with spades, but only after spades is broken.(When spades are played because they didn't have the original suit, and they decided to play a spade)

@TheDwizzle1988 6 жыл бұрын

This game will save your life in the hood!!!!! Learn it Now!!!!

@_annika_ 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly like 4000 or HEARTS but with two players

@Rambo30522 6 ай бұрын

How does 4 spades outrank diamond king ?

@aleenayoung7856 4 жыл бұрын

What do we do with the discard cards

@katherinetrigg5598 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing. A hand is 13 cards

@anshumans1174 6 жыл бұрын

So when someone is picking cards, what would be the ideal way to do it? Also, can someone explain when you have to both put cards in the middle. Thank

@02SplinterCell02 5 жыл бұрын

@@danielfirman1273 Yes it is an option. Before any cards are drawn from the deck, a player can state they are bidding blind nil. Then that player would draw cards as if they were trying to bid nil.

@ripamerica7600 4 жыл бұрын

@@02SplinterCell02 before they draw? That sounds risky asf

@02SplinterCell02 4 жыл бұрын

@@ripamerica7600 yes but most people count blind nil as twice the score of a regular nil. It's usually only bid when your opponent has a huge lead and you have nothing to lose.

@reillywalker195 3 жыл бұрын

@@ripamerica7600 You're only allowed to declare blind nil when you're at least 100 points behind your opponent just like in the 4-player version of the game. Blind nil is a desperation move taken to attempt to catch up and hopefully steal the win.

@ripamerica7600 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know i could get sandbagged

@harshaghosh 5 жыл бұрын

1:22 I didn't understand the set up!anyone help me out!

@heathermeyer4095 4 жыл бұрын

one player draws a card and then looks at it and decides if he wants to keep it or not if he does he looks at the next card and discards it, if he does not keep it he looks at the next card and keeps it, the opponent does the same then you do and you keep alternating doing this process until the deck is empty

@noeyezent 3 жыл бұрын

@@heathermeyer4095 so you deal the cards until there aren’t any left not the “12” shown here?

@Networkengie 5 жыл бұрын

This game doesn't look very exciting; In my mind, I thought spades had a different gameplay altogether. This is much like war except spades outranks any other suit and the bidding. I love playing rummy 500 but I'm looking for another fun card game, preferably a 2-player card game.

@alliehollingsworth3466 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever played rummy 2,500?

@Networkengie 3 жыл бұрын

@@alliehollingsworth3466 well unless rummy 2500 is any different than 500, which I doubt, I've played it. I've played long rummy games, but it depends on how you score when the round is over. With what's left in hand when the round ends, some players give negative or deadwood based on the face card value or numbers, which is harder to count on the fly versus doing a 5 for numbered cards 10 for face cards and 15 for aces. I played long games in one sitting south rummy. But there again, the are a lot of variations to this game.

@YolandaCarson-ir5ww 10 ай бұрын

If you are playing with 2 people how should you deal the cards,as in dealing the cards out

@bighz4035 10 ай бұрын

You don't deal you pick from the start only on 2 players

@dayfree1061 Жыл бұрын

How many cards

@and1stone 4 жыл бұрын

How many card should you have in all

@katherinetrigg5598 4 жыл бұрын

@juliaprovence6896 6 жыл бұрын

What do I do with the extra pile of cards ?

@jasonross817 6 жыл бұрын

julia Provence The extra pile is just pushed to the side

@heathermeyer4095 4 жыл бұрын

nothing

@hollywoodjay09 6 жыл бұрын

Scoring 3:45

@debrageer7276 Жыл бұрын

How many cards are drawn by each player

@GatherTogetherGames Жыл бұрын

Each player should have 13 cards in hand after the drawing phase.

@hooba2379 6 жыл бұрын

What do we the rest of the cards

@heathermeyer4095 4 жыл бұрын

i can't understand you

@piercingradiantmoon181 4 жыл бұрын

What if the last two cards are different suits and neither are spades. Like if I had a 6 of clubs and the other had a 3 of diamonds

@roywilson1504 4 жыл бұрын

If your turn and you lay down a heart then your opponent must to as well if he has one. If it isn't a heart then you when the trick. Assuming they have no spades

@Repentforthekindomogiah 6 жыл бұрын

you need to break down why 4spades wins , i dont get it , please explain the ranks and the what to match

@anshumans1174 6 жыл бұрын

BëllëNome7xChanson Here is how the playing phase works You can only play spades if you only have spades left in your hand. If you play a spades it beats every other card.

@ripamerica7600 4 жыл бұрын

I was tought that you can play spades if you don't have the suit that was played. Which means the spade trumps the first card. If you dont have a spade or the suit that was played then your opponent wins it.

@hooba2379 6 жыл бұрын

What is a bid

@reillywalker195 5 жыл бұрын

A bid in card games is a proposal of how many tricks or points you'll win in a particular hand. Different games treat bidding differently.

@carstenmuller8137 4 жыл бұрын

4 Players is still the best ...

@pc6395 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@Bruh-dh2nf 4 жыл бұрын

Confused 🤷🏽‍♀️

@allietippen9640 4 жыл бұрын

Am I stupid cause I’m confused asf...k nvm

@chrisgardner7781 6 жыл бұрын

2 is the highest actually

@bubblebuttxo 6 жыл бұрын

not with these rules. joker joker deuce deuce has 2 as a high card

@jackjetpilot 11 ай бұрын

But, what is a trick? I guess I'll Google it.

@hammedolanrewaju1810 5 жыл бұрын

Who the he invent this fucking game !

@helenhoof8417 Жыл бұрын

That's a lie spade's is higher cut any card if you don't have any more card's that others throw out including your partner or you can throw off if you're partner has the highest card