Poker, Hearts, and Blackjack get all the love, but Spades players know the joy of a gentleman’s game. It mixes your ability to predict how well you can play and forces you to not only play a given hand as best as possible, but to guess how well you can play it! This main distinction (besides seeking versus avoiding tricks) between Spades and its companion, Hearts, and why it is said to require more skill. Internet Spades, however is much more of a good time than playing in person.

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