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Games We Play
11 Bid Spades
Bid 1 each for A K Q J 10 of spades & A K in hearts& A K diamonds & A
K clubs1 is the Loneliest
Number
1st person bids 1, all others bid 42 out of 3
Hands 1 - 4 Part 1 ~~ Bid Regular Spades, Nil is allowed, No DN ...
Clear ScoreHands 5 - 8 Part 2 ~~ Mirror Spades ~ Bid the number of spades in hand; if no spades you must bid Nil ... Clear Score
Hands 9 - 12 (if needed) Part 3 ~~ 3 or Nil ~ Only bids allowed are 3 or Nil
In table chat the table host will keep track of wins for each part of the game
A team needs to win 2 out of 3 games to win the match
Therefore, if a team wins the first 2 fractions of the game, the third one will not be played.
If the teams each win one of the first 2 fractions, the third will be the tie breaker.
3 Blind Mice
3rd bidder bids Nil, all others bid 33 or Nil
All players must either bid 3 or Nil3, 5 or Nil
Only bids allowed are 3, 5 and Nil3 Strikes (You're
Out)
Team bid 7, first team to team to get set 3 times loses3-Way Swiss
Round 1 ~ All bid 3Round 2 ~ Bid 3 or Nil
Round 3 ~ Bid 3 plus 1 - Player with A of spades bids 4, all others bid 3
*4 2 0*
Each player can bid 4, 2 OR NIL (NO OTHER BIDS ALLOWED)4 or Nil
All players must bid either 4 or Nil.
4-Way Swiss
Round 1 - 4-2-0 ~ Each Player can bid 4, 2 OR NIL (NO OTHER BIDS
ALLOWED)Round 2 - Bid 4 or Nil ~ Each Player can bid 4 OR NIL (NO OTHER BIDS ALLOWED)
Round 3 - Player with Ace of Spades bids 4, all others bid 3
50/50
Hands 1 thru 4 bid spades mirrors Hands 5 thru 8 bid regular spades ~ DN allowed
7-Up Swiss
Round 1 - Lucky 7 ~ First team to win 7 tricks wins the hand; First
team to win 7 hands wins the match ~ players bid whatever they wish.Round 2 - Heinz 57 ~ Team bid must equal 5 or 7. Total table bid will equal 10, 12 or 14. Nil is allowed.
Round 3 - Team Bid 7 ~ Total team bid must equal 7, Nil is allowed.
ABC Swiss
Round 1 - Acey Deucy ~ Bid 1 for each Ace, Bid 2 for each Deuce. If
no Aces or 2s, go Nil.Round 2 - Bidders Choice ~ First to bid picks game, No Dnil and must be a game that has not been picked yet.
Round 3 - Capture the Deuce ~ First team to take the trick containing the 2 of Spades wins the hand. Once the 2 has been taken, skip hand. Best of 7 hands, score / bags do not count.
Acey Deucey
Bid 1 for each Ace and bid 2 for each 2; If no aces or 2s, you must
bid Nil.All Bid 3
All players must bid 3.Alternative Swiss
Round 1 - Trick or Treat ~ Bid 1 less than the number of spades in
hand. If 1 or 0 spades, go Nil.Round 2 - Truth or Dare ~ First bidder on each hand calls Truth or Dare ~ Truth = Mirror spades; Dare = Suicide (No DN).
Round 3 - 50/50 ~ Hands 1 thru 4 bid spades mirrors; Hands 5 thru 8 bid regular spades (DN allowed)
Animal House Swiss
Round 1 - Chicken Spades ~ Regular Spades except each team MUST bid
DN once per match.Round 2 - 3 Blind Mice ~ 3rd Bidder bids Nil, all others bid 3.
Round 3 - Copy Cats ~ You must bid the same as your partner; Nil and DN not allowed.
Back n Forth Crawl
Each player bids 3 The first bidder of each team, after looking at hand, declares if they wish to play Back (i.e. highest to lowest in all suits at all times) or Forth (i.e. lowest to highest in all suits at all times).
Their partner will play the opposite way (if first bidder plays Back the partner must play Forth, and vice-versa)
When trumping a trick, you must also play accordingly.
Back To Zero
Bid Regular Spades (no NILS no DN) to get to 225 or more points. Once
at 225… Race to get back down to Zero, without going negative. (if you
go negative after reaching 225 pts, game over) First team to reach Zero,
wins! The team closest to Zero after 8 hands, wins game.Backward Crawl
Each player bids 3; You must play highest to lowest in all suits at
all times.When trumping a trick, you must also play high to low.
Bag or Set
Odd numbered hands (1, 3, 5, 7) are all bid 1Even numbered hands (2, 4, 6, 8) are all bid 3
Baggers Beware
Regular spades (No DN) except if a team bags out before hand limit
they lose gameBaggers Swiss
Round 1 - Pack Your Bags ~ All players bid 2 ~ first team to bag out
wins.Round 2 - Baggers Beware ~ Regular spades (No DN) except if a team bags out before hand limit they lose game.
Round 3 - Bagmania ~ All players Nil, team with most bags wins ~ keep track of bags in table chat.
Bagmania
All players bid nil.Object is to take as many bags as you can every hand
When a team reaches 10 bags, keep counting
Team with the most total bags after 8 hands, wins game
Baseball
Hand 1~ All bid 1 Hand 2~ All bid 2
Hand 3~ All bid 3
Hand 4~ All Nil
Hand 5~ All bid 3
Hand 6~ All bid 2
Hand 7~ All bid 1
Hand 8~ All Nil
Bid 3 Plus 1
All bid 3 except person with the Ace of spades bids 4 (13 table bid)Bidders Beware
Bid regular spades, no DN. First hand sets the bidding for game.Rest of Game - each team must bid the number of tricks (bags included) the team took the previous hand. (Table bid is always 13)
Bidders Choice
*NO DN!!!* You can only pick any game ONCE. First Bidder names the
game to play each hand.Bidder's Nightmare
First bidder bids NilAll others bid Regular Spades; No DN
No other nils allowed.
Bid Even
You must bid an even number (2, 4, 6, 8 Nils OK)Bid Odd
You must bid an odd number only (1, 3, 5 ,7 Nils OK)Bingo
All players bid nil.You must try and set your opponents nils.
Each set is worth one point.
First team to score 10 points wins game.
Black Widow
Regular spades except if you have the Queen of spades you MUST nil.
Others bid regular; no other nils allowed.Bully Spades
Hand 1 ~ Reg spades no dnHand 2 ~ Spades Mirrors
Hand 3 ~ All Bid 3
Hand 4 ~ Reg spades no dn
Hand 5 ~ All bid 1
Hand 6 ~ Suicide
Hand 7 ~ All bid Nil
Hand 8 ~ Regular Spades , DN is allowed
Capture the Deuce
The team that takes the trick where the 2 of spades was played, wins
the hand; Team that wins 4 hands wins the match.Bid anything you want ~ score / bids and bags do not matter.
Chicago Style Spades
Regular Spades with a team minimum bid of 4. You may Nil but your
team bid must be at least 4. No DN.Chicken Spades
Regular spades but each team must bid DN onceColor Blind
Once seated at table, note in table chat who is blue and who is red ~
your score is based on this seat color.Captains of the 2 teams stand and switch seats;
All bid 3 -- play 4 hands in these positions;
Now the captains of the teams stand and switch seats again and the partners of the captains will stand and switch seats; skip hand;
All bid 3 -- play hands 4 thru 8
Team with high score wins
CopyCats
You must bid what your partner bids.Crawl
ALL BID 3 ~ You must always play your lowest to highest in all suits. Eg: In your hand you have the 3 7 J A of hearts, you must play them in order, lowest(3) to highest (A)
Crime Wave Swiss
Round 1 - Cutthroat Spades ~ Regular Spades (No DN) except if you are
out of a suit you MUST trump, even if your partner is winning the trick.Round 2 - Police Spades ~ Regular Spades, except no 1 bids allowed; Nil allowed; No DN.
Round 3 - Jailhouse Spades ~ Regular Spades, no Nil or DN.
Cutthroat Spades
Regular Spades (No DN) except, if you are out of a suit you MUST
trump, even if your partner is winning the trick.Deal or No Deal
The last bidder on each hand chooses a game for that hand.After looking at his/her cards, the first bidder can say Deal or No Deal.
If they call Deal the game chosen is played.
If they call No Deal, the 2nd bidder will choose a game that MUST be played.
Choose from the following games :
3 OR NIL - 420 - 4 OR NIL - ALL BID 3 - BID 3 PLUS 1 - BID EVEN OR ODD - COPY CATS - CUT THROAT - DOUBLE TROUBLE - HEINZ 57 - LADIES OR MEN RULE - POLICE SPADES - REGULAR SPADES WITH OR WITHOUT DN - ROYALTY SPADES - ANY OF THE 4 SUIT MIRRORS - SUICIDE - SUICIDE MIRRORS - TRICK OR TREAT - WHIZZ - CHICAGO SPADES - TEAM BID 7
Death Swiss
Round 1 - Kiss of Death ~ Player with 4 of spades must nil, all
others bid 4.Round 2 - Suicide ~ One person per team MUST bid nil; No DN allowed.
Round 3 - Terminator ~ First bidder chooses a player (including self) to Nil; all others bid Regular. No other Nils allowed; No DN.
Death Row
Hand 1 - Reg spades; NO DNHand 2 - All bid Nil
Hand 3 - Suicide
Hand 4 - Jailhouse Spades
Hand 5 - Team Bid 7
Hand 6 - Reg Spades; DN is allowed
Dirty Mirrors
First bidder calls the suit to mirror each hand; if none in that suit
you must Nil.Divas Text Twist
1st person to unscramble the word names the game to play for that
round, all games will be 6 hands (or less)In between rounds there will be bonus words for bux & rating points! PLAYERS ARE ENTITLED TO 1 BONUS WIN EACH, IF THEY ANSWER ANOTHER ONE, BONUS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEXT CORRECT ANSWER
DN Passing
Regular Spades but when a team is behind 200 points they have the
option to DNDon't Break this Mirror
Bid your spades ~~ first bidder then chooses a suit that can only be
trumped when you are trump tight. The other suits may be trumped and
spades can be played at any time.Don't Get Set
Hand 1 ~ All Bid 1Hand 2 ~ All Bid 2
Hand 3 ~ All Bid 3
Hand 4 ~ Team Bid 7 ~ Nil IS an option!!! In this case the FIRST person to get set loses!!!
First team to get set loses.
Every Man's Fantasy
1 man & 2 women per team.The man plays all 8 hands. The women will switch off each hand.
Hand 1 ~ Regular Spades No DN
Hand 2 ~ Player with the 3 of hearts must Nil, no other nils allowed. All others bid regular.
Hand 3 ~ Player with the 3 of clubs must Nil, no other nils allowed. All others bid regular.
Hand 4 ~ Regular Spades No DN
Hand 5 ~ Regular Spades No DN
Hand 6 ~ Player with the 3 of diamonds must Nil, no other nils allowed. All others bid regular.
Hand 7 ~ Player with the 3 of spades must Nil, no other nils allowed. All others bid regular.
Hand 8 ~ Regular Spades DN allowed
Evil Swiss
Round 1 - Psychic Spades ~ Regular Spades no DN, but first bidder of each team must tell the partner what to bid .Round 2 - Insanity - bid your spades, play cards from low to high in all suits, do not trump or lead spades unless you are trump tight
Round 3 - All Nil Roulette - all bid nil, team with the highest score wins (played on suicide tables)
Follow the Leader
First bidder bids Regular Spades; Nil is allowed; No DNAll other bidders must bid the same as the first bidder.
Football Spades
Team bid must be 6 or 7If a team bids and makes 7 they get a score of 7 points
If a team bids and makes 6 they get a score of 3 points
If a team goes set there is no penalty -- they just get no score that hand
Table Host will record team scores after each hand in table chat
Heinz 57
Total team bid for each team must equal 5 or 7Nil is allowed; No DN
Total table bid will be 10, 12 or 14
High Rollers
Bid 3 for each Jack, Queen and King of spades. Bid 4 for the Ace of
spades. If you have none, go nil.Homicide
Regular spades except the last bidder must make the table bid total 14. Nil is allowed but no DNHot Potato
First bidder tells any player to copy their bid, others bid regular
(no dn)Insanity
Bid the number of spades in your hand then play lowest to highest in
all suits. You cannot play spades until that is all that is left in your
hand and you must then play them lowest to highestJailhouse Spades
Regular spades, no Nils or DN allowed.Jester Spades
Hand 1 ~ Reg spades no dnHand 2 ~ Spades Mirrors
Hand 3 ~ All Bid 3
Hand 4 ~ Suicide
Hand 5 ~ Copy Cats
Hand 6 ~ All Bid 2
Hand 7 ~ Each Team Must Bid 7
Hand 8 ~ Bid Only Face Cards (King, Queen, Jack)
King of Hearts
Aim of the game is NOT to take the king of heartsThe team that takes the K of Hearts the FEWEST times is the winner
Once the K of Hearts is taken the hand will be skipped
Table Host will record how many times each team takes the K of Hearts
Scores, bids and bags do not count. Best of 7 hands.
Kinky Spades
Hand 1 ~ Regular spades; no DNHand 2 ~ Hearts Mirrors
Hand 3 ~ All Bid 3
Hand 4 ~ Spade Mirrors
Hand 5 ~ Team Bid 7
Hand 6 ~ CopyCats
Hand 7 ~ Suicide~no dn
Hand 8 ~ Regular; DN allowed
Ladies Rule
Bid 2 for each Queen and 1 for each King in your hand.Last Bidder
Last person to bid calls game before anyone bids.Last Man Dead
Bid regular except the last bidder must bid nil. No other nils
allowed. No DN.Losers Win
Everyone bids 3. Team with lowest score at the end of game wins.Lucky 7
1st Team to take 7 tricks wins the hand 1st Team to win 7 hands wins the game
Play the hand out after the 7th trick to change the lead.
Bid anything you want ~ score-bags-bids mean nothing.
Math Major
1st player bids their hand, maximum bid is 5. The rest of the players
can either bid 1 below or 1 above the first bidder. First bidder may not
Nil.Math Swiss
Round 1 - Bid Odd ~ Only odd bids allowed (1, 3, 5, 7, Nil).Round 2 - Bid Even ~ Only even bids allowed (2, 4, 6, 8, Nil).
Round 3 - Math Major ~ 1st player bids their hand, maximum bid is 5. The rest of the players can either bid 1 below or 1 above the first bidder. First bidder may not Nil.
Men Rule
Bid 2 for each King and 1 for each Queen in your hand.Mental Swiss
Round 1 ~ Insanity - bid your spades; play lowest to highest in all
suits; you may not trump or lead spades until you are trump tight (and
play low to high).Round 2 ~ Psychic Spades - First bidder on each team tells their partner what to bid, first bidder bids regular spades, Nil is allowed; No DN.
Round 3 ~ Strip Spades - Regular spades (no DN) but you may not trump or lead spades until you are trump tight.
Mirrors Madness
Hands 1 - 4 ~ Last bidder chooses suit to be mirrored however it must
be a suit that has not been called yet. Repeat for hands 5 - 8.Mixed Mirrors Swiss
Round 1 ~ Club MirrorsRound 2 ~ Diamond Mirrors
Round 3 ~ Heart Mirrors
Round 4 ~ Spade Mirrors
Most Bags
Bots as partners; Players bid 2 each.First player to bag out wins game.
Most Trix
Bots as partners; Players bid Nil.Play 4 hands; keep count of all tricks/bags taken.
The player to take the most tricks (not bot tricks) wins game.
Naughty Swiss
Round 1 - Strip Spades ~ Regular spades except you may not lead or trump a spade unless thats all you have left Round 2 - Kinky Spades ~ Each hand is different game ~ reg spades no DN; mirror hearts; all bid 3; mirror spades; team bid 7; copy cat; suicide No DN; Reg with DN
Round 3 - Raging 69 ~ Bid your 6s and 9s; if no 6s or 9s you must Nil.
Opponents Rule Swiss
Round 1 ~ WACKY CATS: First person bids, 2nd person copies their bid.3rd person bids, 4th person copies their bid.
Bid regular, no DN
Round 2 ~ DO THE MATH: 1st player bids their hand maximum bid is 5.
Everyone else can either bid 1 below or 1 above the bidder to their right. First bidder cannot Nil
**NO DN**
Round 3 ~ COLOR BLIND: All bid 3
Once seated note in table chat who is blue and who is red, then the captains of each team switch seats.
Play hands 1 THROUGH 4.
Now the captains switch seats again (so they are in their original seats).
The players that did not already switch seats now switch.
Play hands 5 THROUGH 8
Team with high score at the end of 8 hands wins.
Pack Your Bags
Each player bids 2, first team to bag out wins. If both teams bag out
at same time, team with most bags wins. Pick a Number
Only bids allowed are 1, 3, 5 or Nil. First bidder picks first,last
bidder must bid the only remaining bid.Police Spades
Regular spades except you cannot bid 1; No DN allowed.Psychic Spades
The first bidder, after looking at their hand, tells their partner
what to bid.The first bidder may bid what they wish.
Regular spades; Nils allowed, DN not allowed
Queen of Hearts
Aim of the game is NOT to take the queen of heartsThe team that takes the Q of Hearts the FEWEST times is the winner
Once the Q of Hearts is taken the hand will be skipped
Table Host will record how many times each team takes the Q of Hearts
Scores, bids and bags do not count. Best of 7 hands.
QueensRus
Bid 3 for every Queen in your hand. If no Queens go NilRace to 250
Bots as partners, Bid regular spades (no DN), first to 250 winsRaging 69
Bid your 6's and 9's in hand (8 table bid); if no 6s or 9s you must
nil.Raging Roulette
Best of 7 hands - Host keep trackInvite 2 bots to table once made
Bid Nil or DN ~ the person who takes a trick loses the hand ~ skip hand. First person to win 4 hands wins match.
Roulette (one hand)
Bots as partners, bid DN or Nil; first to win a trick loses the matchRainbow Mirrors
Hands 1/5 ~ Bid Club MirrorsHands 2/6 ~ Bid Diamond Mirrors
Hands 3/7 ~ Bid Spade Mirrors
Hands 4/8 ~ Bid Heart Mirrors
Rainbows are Evil Swiss
Round 1 ~ RAINBOW MIRRORS: Hands 1/5 ~ Bid Club MirrorsHands 2/6 ~ Bid Diamond Mirrors
Hands 3/7 ~ Bid Spade Mirrors
Hands 4/8 ~ Bid Heart Mirrors
Round 2 ~ RAINBOW INSANITY:
Hands 1/5 ~ Bid Club Mirrors
Hands 2/6 ~ Bid Diamond Mirrors
Hands 3/7 ~ Bid Spade Mirrors
Hands 4/8 ~ Bid Heart Mirrors
Bid the number in your hand of the suit shown above; Play cards from low to high in all suits, do not trump or lead spades unless you are trump tight
Round 3 ~ COLOR BLIND: All bid 3
Once seated note in table chat who is blue and who is red, then the captains of each team switch seats.
Play hands 1 THROUGH 4.
Now the captains switch seats again (so they are in their original seats).
The players that did not already switch seats now switch.
Play hands 5 THROUGH 8
Team with high score at the end of 8 hands wins.
Red Rover
Last bidder of each hand chooses the RED card that is the nil card for that hand.
Only 10s or less may be chosen - No face cards and no Aces.
Player with the RED card called by LAST BIDDER is to NIL. All other players bid Regular Spades. NO other nils nor DNs may be bid.
Regular Rated
Regular Spades; Nil allowed; No DNRock Around the Clock
1st Hand ~ bid 2, 3, 4's 2nd Hand ~ bid 5, 6, 7's
3rd Hand ~ bid 8, 9, 10's
4th hand ~ bid jacks, queens, kings
Repeat for hands 5 - 8 ~ if none of the cards called for you must nil
Royalty Spades
Bid your Jacks, Queens and Kings only! NO ACES!Screw your Neighbor
First bidder bids regular spades, all others bid 1 more than the person in front of them.Skip it Spades
Regular Spades DN ALLOWED except each team is allowed to pick one
hand to skip. The skip request must be asked before the player's last
card is thrown. Both team members must agree to the skip but they may
not discuss it, doing so is table talk. Wait for the TD to approve
before skipping.Spade Mirrors (Clubs,
Diamonds, Hearts)
Bid the number of Spades (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts) in your hand; if
none you must nil.Spin the Bottle
First person to bids picks a player to bid Nil. If that person's nil
is busted, they must go into the lobby and ask another league member, by
name, for a kiss. If the person refuses, the player bids and then stands
while a Bot plays for them. If the player receives their kiss, game
continues as usual. Only the person named can go Nil.Sports Swiss
Round 1 - Baseball ~ hand 1 bid 1; hand 2 bid 2; hand 3 bid 3; hand 4
bid Nil; hand 5 bid 3; hand 6 bid 2; hand 7 bid 1; hand 8 bid NilRound 2 - Football ~ Team bid must be 6 or 7; if a team bids and takes 7+ tricks they get 7 points; if a team bids and takes 6+ tricks they get 3 points ~ keep score in table chat.
Round 3 - 8-Ball ~ Player with 8 of spades nust nil; all others bid 2.
Stop299
Regular spades, Nils and DN are allowedTHE TEAM THAT ENDS GAME CLOSEST TO 299 WITHOUT GOING OVER WINS
Strip Spades
Regular spades, No DN ~ You may not lead a spade or trump a suit
until all you have left in your hand are spades.Suicidal Swiss
Round 1 - Suicide ~ One player per team must nil; no DN Round 2 - Suicide Mirrors ~ One player on each team bids nil; the other bids the # of spades they have
Round 3 - DN Roulette ~ All bid DN. Team with high score at end of 8 hands wins game.
Suicide
One person from each team must bid nil; both may if they dare!! No DN allowed.Suicide Mirrors
One person from each team must bid nil; other player bids the # of
spades they have.Swiss by Numbers
Round 1 - Heinz 57 - Total team bid for each team must equal 5 or 7Round 2 - Stop 299 - Reg spades, dn allowed. Team closest to 299 without going over, wins.
Round 3 - 420 - Players can bid 4, 2 or nil only.
Swiss Mix
Round 1 - 3 or Nil ~ only bids allowed are 3 or Nil. Round 2 - Suicide ~ one player per team must nil; no DN
Round 3 - Regular Spades ~ anything goes. Nil and DN allowed.
Swiss Royale
Round 1 - Royal Flush ~ Hands 1, 3 and 5 ~ Bid 3 or Nil; Hands 2, 4 ~
Bid your Jacks, Queens and Kings only; Hand 6 ~ Regular Spades, DN
Allowed Round 2 - Royal Pain ~ Hand 1 ~ Player with Queen of Spades Bids Nil; Hand 2 ~ Player with Jack of Clubs or Jack of Spades Bids Nil; Hand 3 ~ Bid 3 for each KING; no kings you must nil; Hand 4 ~ Ace of Spades bids 5, Ace of Hearts bids 4, Ace of Diamonds bids 2, Ace of Clubs bids 1; no aces you must nil; Hand 5 ~ Bid your Jacks, Queens and Kings. NO ACES; Hand 6 ~ Regular spades, DN Allowed
Round 3 - Royalty ~ Bid your Jacks, Queens and Kings only! NO ACES!
Switch Spades
Players bid regular spades (No DN) and then switch seats with their
partner.Team with the arrow switches first.
Tag a-long
Hand 1 ~ Player with the 2 of spades must nil; all others bid REGULAR (no DN)Hands 2 thru 8 ~ Player with the last card played in the previous hand must nil; all others bid REGULAR (no DN)
for example ~ the last card played in hand 1 was the 5 of clubs. The player with the 5 of clubs in hand 2 must nil ... and so forth.
Team Roulette
Everyone bids Nil or DN, first team to have both of their nils set loses
hand. Skip hand. First team to win 4 hands wins game.The Terminator
First bidder chooses a player (including self) to nil.All others bid Regular. No other Nil is allowed, only the player told to Nil.
Trick or Treat
Every hand, each person bids one less spade than they have in their
hand. One or no spades in your hand you must go nil.Trivia Swiss
Each Round (not hand) will be a different game , named by a member1st person to answer the trivia question correctly names the game to play for that round, all games will be 6 hands (or less)
In between rounds there will be bonus trivia for rating points! PLAYERS ARE ENTITLED TO 1 BONUS WIN EACH, IF THEY ANSWER ANOTHER ONE, BONUS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEXT CORRECT ANSWER.
Truth or Dare
First bidder picks either Truth or DareTruth is Mirror Spades. Dare is Suicide.
Truth or Dare Swiss
Round 1 ~ MIRROR SPADES ~ bid the # of spades in your hand; if none you must Nil.Round 2 ~ SUICIDE ~ One person per team must bid Nil; both may if the dare!!
Round 3 ~ TRUTH OR DARE ~ First bidder each hand chooses TRUTH (bid Mirror spades) or DARE (bid Suicide)
Unbreakable Swiss
Round 1 - Strip Spades ~ Regular spades except you may not lead or
trump a spade unless that is all you have left. Round 2 - Insanity ~ Bid the number of spades in your hand then play lowest to highest in all suits. You cannot play spades until that is all that is left in your hand and you must then play them lowest to highest.
Round 3 - Don't Break this Mirror ~ Bid your spades ~~ first bidder then chooses a suit that can only be trumped when you are trump tight. The other suits may be trumped and spades can be played at any time.
Upside Down Swiss
Round 1 - Loser's Win ~ Everyone bids 3. Team with lowest score at
the end of game wins. Round 2 - Crawl ~ ALL BID 3 ~ You must always play lowest to highest in all suits.
Round 3 - Back to Zero ~ Bid Regular Spades (no NILS no DN) to get to 225 or more points. Once at 225, Race to get back down to Zero, without going negative. (if you go negative after reaching 225 pts, game over) First team to reach Zero, wins! The team closest to Zero after 8 hands, wins game.
Variations on Regular
Swiss
Round 1 - Police Spades ~ Regular Spades except no 1 bids allowed;
Nil is allowed; No DN.Round 2 - Jailhouse Spades ~ Regular Spades except No Nil and No DN allowed.
Round 3 - Anything Goes ~ Regular Spades; Nil and DN allowed.
Wacky Cats
First person bids, 2nd person copies their bid. 3rd person bids, 4th
person copies their bid.Whizz
You can either bid NIL or bid Spade Mirrors.Wicked Tag
Hand 1 ~ Player with the 2 of spades must nil; all others bid the # of SPADES in handHands 2 thru 8 ~ Player with the last card played in the previous hand must nil; all others bid their SPADES
for example ~ the last card played in hand 1 was the 5 of clubs. The player with the 5 of clubs in hand 2 must nil ... and so forth.