Respond here if you want to play today.

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North had the chance to win a trick in 4th seat with a small spade. This would have likely set the opponents. Instead they prioritized covering my nil and let the opponents coast to an easy win on the last hand.

If you would have covered the nil too, don't feel bad. Most spades players probably would have. Hopefully this information will help you see the game in a new light. If your goal is to win, you have to prioritize winning.

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I always knew he'd like Duplicate Spades. These tournaments typically have 6-10 teams. Galt aka spadesbook has finished first place in 50%+ of the 37 tournaments he's entered since the last stat reset. No one else is really close to those numbers.

He did this before when duplicate spade tournaments first rolled out at SHG. I thought it was probably a fluke then, because there were lots of players in the tournaments that were unfamiliar with the duplicate format. Nearly two years later, he's proven he's no fluke.

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Have a new Spades app? Wanna see what’s coming next whether you’re a developer or a player this is the place for content about the future of Spades apps.

We are excited to see future of spades, however, the volume of posts regarding new Spades apps and updates on existing ones is having a negative impact on the community. For now, this is the solution. Please keep all posts related to the development of your game here in this thread.

We are in a new age of technology where AI is making digital game creation incredibly easy compared to the effort required in the past.

It seems a significant increase in postings regarding the intro of a new spades app or newly released updates to spades apps are constantly being posted.

One community I am in was tired of for-sale posts clogging up the content - they solved that by creating a separate stickied post for sellers to list their items - maybe this is a good solution for game developers to promote and discuss their games?

What ideas do you have ? Thanks !

My username and logo featuring the text "Created by Spadesquiz" appears on a great many of your Reddit posts marketing your games. Please correct this asap.