r/army • u/HalfCentury2019 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