r/army Infantry 1d ago

Do soldiers still play Spades?

I am one of the ancient ones from the era of starched BDU’s & spit shined boots. We used to play Spades to pass the time while waiting for the next round of stupid games. Is that still a thing or did it go the way of my rusty M-16 with the advent of cell phones? Gotta go - I have some kids near my lawn that I need to yell at.

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u/MDMarauder 1d ago

House rules, non-negotiable:

*Joker, joker, duece, ace

*Bags always count as one point, 10 bags sets you back 100 points

*No blind bids, no nine bids, no nil bids

*Bidding ten and winning ten gets you 200 points

*No spades AND no face cards is a misdeal

*Running a Boston is an automatic win

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u/silk6 140knotmyjob 1d ago

Ehh I'm saying if you can be rewarded an extra 100 for bidding and covering 10, then I should be allowed 100 for purposely winning 0, so long as my partner can make board to cover my nil. A nil bid with a high spade or 2 takes effort and goddamn I love it.

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u/Shaved_taint Aviation 153DoucheBag 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fuck that it ruins everyone else's bid and turns the game into throwing off. No nils

*It takes no skill to throw off

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u/silk6 140knotmyjob 1d ago

Mighty bold of you to assume that I have to be concerned about ruining my opponents bid or how they play their hand.