What is the object of the card game spades?

Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s. It can be played as either a partnership or solo/”cutthroat” game. The object is to take the number of tricks (also known as “books”) that were bid before play of the hand began.

How many cards do you get in spades?

13 cards

How do u keep score in spades?

How to Keep Score. For making the contract (the number of tricks bid), the player scores 10 points for each trick bid, plus 1 point for each overtrick. For example, if the player’s bid is Seven and they make seven tricks, the score would be 70.

When can you cut in spades?

To cut is to play a spade when another suit is lead suit. You are only allowed to do this when you have no cards from the lead suit in your hand. Playing spade when another suit is lead suit is also known as trump and ruff. The word ruff is more commonly used by bridge players than spades players.