How To Play Spades (2 Player)

There are different variations to the card game Spades, this video will cover how to play with 2 players.

This video will start by teaching you the general concepts of Spades, and is followed by the more detailed features of the game. This tutorial is perfect for beginning players and experienced players that need a refresher.

After watching, you will know the basics on how to play the card game Spades. All that is left to do is grab a friend and start playing!

This Spades tutorial will cover the following topics:

- The objective

- Card rank

- Setup

- Bidding

- Game play

- Keeping score

- Rules review

Please leave a comment below if you need any additional information about the card game Spades, if you have any questions about the game, or if any aspect of the game was not clear in the video.

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[whymistamista]

While in Iraq in 2005 when we weren't on patrol this was our go to but we played it with two decks four players and played the joker joker duce version. We kept the tally, and despite only playing after combat patrols I think we managed to get up to 3000 points with no winner. Sadly we never finished that game as 2 of the players lost their lives while deployed. I still have that note pad to this day with the unfinished game. RIP Roy and Gilo.

[CTFinest]

I'm here because me and my girl are bored out of our minds stuck at home and tired of watching tv

[denverscott]

I haven't played in decades but i was just asking my wife about playing some cards tonight, which we never do and Spades was the first game that came to mind. Thanks for the refresher course.

[grey]

It's all coming back to me, , , when I was 8-9 me and my grandma would stay up late on the weekends and play spades with watching criminal minds, , , I haven't played in so long.

[cbake]

Last time I played I was in jail 10 years ago.i used to be pretty good at it.i totally forgot how to play since.good refresher!

[toms]

Very good instructions, new game learned. Perfect for isolation

[heatherb]

This is a great refresher for a game i loved as a kid and played often!

[stevenvillalta]

In Newark, New Jersey we didn’t keep a point score, we counted “Books”

[maximillianoortiz]

I learned this shit in county but never knew how to keep score

[Sosaamelissa]

Gosh now I know how to play thank you sooo much !!

[heathermeyer]

I've wanted to play spades ever since i heard of it! this was very helpful

[erikahotella]

thank you so much for this. my boyfriend has been wanting me to play spades with him but i never understood it until now so thank you so much 👌

[michaelsherwin]

I invented this version over 30 years ago with slightly different drawing rules. Quote from another post.
"I invented a version of two handed spades over 30 years ago so I'd have something to play with my mom. And it is a very good and fun version.


1. Shuffle the deck and place it in the middle of the table.
2. Mom always has the choice to draw first or second. :)
3. Draw two cards face down onto the table and choose which card to look at.
4. If the looked at card is a spade the player must keep it and discard the other card without looking at it.
5. Otherwise you may discard the looked at card and keep the second card or visa versa.
6. After each player has made 13 selections just play like normal spades."

[juanguentenguea.gonzalez]

Thanks for teaching me spades I want myself to play spades

[QuantumChannel]

You can only learn this game in jail actually that’s why no one understands lmao

[marietoral]

Great video...I play this but we do use our joker cards has the small and big joker being the higher cards.. but only the big joker trumps the small. And I always play my jokers last😊

[bapposaddo]

Why did he start off with spades? 3:19

[Networkengie]

This game doesn't look very exciting; In my mind, I thought spades had a different gameplay altogether. This is much like war except spades outranks any other suit and the bidding. I love playing rummy 500 but I'm looking for another fun card game, preferably a 2-player card game.

[TheDwizzle]

This game will save your life in the Learn it Now!!!!

[SuperNickid]

How does the nill blind bit work with this method of dealing?