| If you want Spades for your Blackberry device, you | | | | hand. There are a total of 13 tricks per round, but the |
| have come to the right place. With the advent of the | | | | total of the bids are not required to equal 13. |
| internet, the game of Spades has grown from the U.S. | | | | Once all of the bids are made the bids are added |
| to an internationally recognized card game. Playing the | | | | together for each partnership. This total bid is the |
| game of spades online, with friends, or on your mobile | | | | number of tricks that partnership must win. |
| device can be a fun way to pass the time. | | | | A player may bid zero tricks, which is referred to as |
| Here, you will learn, the history of the game, the rules, | | | | "Nil". This bid is commonly used when someone has a |
| and where you can get the game for your mobile | | | | hand made up of low ranking cards and few trump |
| device. | | | | cards or cards in the suit of spades. If the player |
| The History | | | | bidding "Nil" is successful then normally he would be |
| The game was invented in 1938 in Cincinnati, OH, and | | | | rewarded a bonus of 100 points. Alternatively, if that |
| was most likely derived from the game of whist. | | | | player is unsuccessful and captures at least one trick, |
| Rules | | | | that player is then penalized 100 points. |
| For four Players | | | | Playing Spades On A BlackBerry |
| Spades is played with 4 players or 2 pairs of partners | | | | Spades can be purchased in one of two ways; |
| sitting opposite of each other. | | | | downloaded to your desktop or downloaded directly to |
| One deck of cards is used and the dealer, usually | | | | your BlackBerry device using over the air installation. If |
| chosen at random, deals all cards, one at a time, | | | | you like to keep a backup of your information and |
| starting to the left of the dealer, to each player. This | | | | applications, it is best to download to your computer, |
| creates a hand of 13 cards for each player. | | | | first and then use your BlackBerry desktop manager |
| After all of the cards are dealt, each player bids the | | | | to place the application on your phone. |
| number of tricks they believe they will take during the | | | | |