The teams then add together the total number of bids. Before each round of Spades begins, each player will bid (or guess) how many tricks they will take.
Biddingīidding is simply guessing how many 'tricks' you can take. The dealer will deal out all of the cards so each player will end up with 13 to start. The goal is to accumulate points, and the first to 500 points wins. You are on the same team as the person across from you and the same goes for the other two. In a typical game, there are four players and two team.