FAMILY DAY IN THE PARK 

$500 SPADES TOURNAMENT 

• TWO PEOPLE TO A TEAM 

• ONE JUDGE FOR EVERY TWO TABLES TO OVERSEE GAMES 

• EACH TEAM PULLS A CARD. HIGH CARD IS THE FIRST DEALER 

• TWO DECKS PER GAME TO ENSURE A FASTER PROCESS – RED DECK AND A BLUE DECK 

WHILE ONE TEAM IS DEALING CARDS, THE NEXT DEALER SHUFFLES TO GET READY FOR THE NEXT GAME. THE PERSON TO THE RIGHT CUTS THE DECK PRIOR TO DEALING THE CARDS. 

DEALING STARTS TO THE LEFT OF THE DEALER. THE PERSON TO THE LEFT OF THE DEALER THROWS THE FIRST CARD. 

• BEST TWO OUT OF THREE GAMES – NO BIDDING
• BEST THREE OUT OF FIVE GAMES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

• HIGH CARD ORDER IS AS FOLLWS 
  HIGH JOKER, LOW JOKER, ACE OF SPADES, KING OF SPADES AND SO ON. TWO’S ARE NOT HIGH CARDS 

• NO NIL 
• IF TEAMS RUNS A BOSTON (WINNING ALL 13 BOOKS) THE TEAM AUTOMATICALLY WINS THE SET.

• IF A PLAYER ONLY HAS ONE SPADE, THEY CANNOT PASS THE SPADE TO THEIR PARTNER FOR ANOTHER CARD 

• IF A PLAYER RENIGS (PLAYS A TRUMP CARD WHEN THEY HAVE THE SUIT PLAYED IN THEIR HAND), THAT TEAM IS AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. 

• ONCE A TEAM HAS WON, THE WINNING TEAM STAYS SEATED AND THE NEXT TEAM IN THE ORDER SITS 

• ONCE A TEAM LOSES, THEY ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE TOURNAMENT 
• YOU CANNOT THROW YOUR CARDS DOWN AT ANY POINT DURING THE GAME. THE GAME MUST BE PLAYED OUT IN FULL WITH ALL CARDS PLAYED. THROWING CARDS IN WILL RESULE IN DISQUALIFICATION.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!