Card tournaments are a fun place where you can test and prove your skills against other players. Playing in this kind of contest is essential to get better. While doing so you will meet many players with different experience and playstyle. This way you can become a much better player much faster. Not only that, but you can also find many friends and good rivals along the way!

To play a classic trick-taking partnership card game like Spades you need exactly 52 cards (plus jokers in some spades variations). There is an almost endless number of possibilities in which they can be combined. If you want to learn the answer to those questions – keep reading!