No suit is named in the bid, for as the name of the game implies, spades are always trump. Every player must make a bid no player may pass. There is only one round of bidding, and the minimum bid is One. The player to the dealer's left starts the bidding and, in turn, each player states how many tricks they expect to win. The BiddingĮach player decides how many tricks they will be able to take. The players then pick up their cards and arrange them by suits. The entire deck is dealt one at a time, face down, beginning on the dealer's left. The first dealer is chosen by a draw for high card, and thereafter the turn to deal proceeds clockwise.
To win at least the number of tricks bid.
