Each player should possess thirteen cards at the beginning of
a hand. The player to the dealer's left has the first play. That
person may play any card in their possession. All the other
players must follow suit. Following suit means they must play
that suit if they possess that suit in their hand. Failure to
follow suit is called renigging and will result in a penalty
(typically 3 books) if the other teams recognizes it. The player
with the highest valued card in the suit lead wins the book
unless a trump was played. In Spades, spades is always trump and
jokers are always the highest valued trump cards. The highest
spade played always wins the book regardless of what suit was
initially lead (see Cutting). If a player does not have the suit
lead they may play any suit in their hand. They can not win the
book with any other suit except a spade.
Variations
Some rule variations state that spades may not be played until:
1. A player has no other card with which they can play or
2. A player can not follow suit and spades have been broken
The above variations are not included in this version
of WinSpades.
See Also
Cutting
Auto Play
Play Hand Number
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