Standard spades etiquette is that all players refrain from picking up their cards before all the cards are dealt out.
Players should be sure to conceal their hands from their opponents.
In spades, the cards are organized from highest to lowest in this order: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. You have a very good hand if you have high cards (A, K, Q, J) that are spades.
A “trick” is a round where each player puts down one card, and the player with the best card wins. If you decide that you will not win any tricks, you can bid “nil”.
Discarding a card from a different suit will not win the trick. For example, if player 1 leads with the 7 of clubs, each other player, if possible, must put down a club this round.
Keep these cards to the side to add up your score at the end of the game.
Successful “nil” bids earn 100 points, while unsuccessful bids will result in a penalty of 100 points.
