ALT FORMATS

8 Ball - 8 of spades nils and picks suit to mirror. (If you don't know who has 8, bid spades)

21 - Ace of Spades calls the suit to mirror, 2 of Spades Nils. If you have both you do both. (If you don't know who has ace, bid spades)

6&9 - 6 of Spades calls the suit to mirror, the 9 of Spades goes Nil. If you have both you do both. (If you don't know who has 6, bid spades)

3 Strikes You're Out - Everyone bids 3, First team to be set 3 times loses. Score and bags do not count.

7 Deadly Sins - Hand 1 - all bid 4. Hand 2 - 'Bag 'Em' (all bid 1). Hand 3 - Bid same as your partner 'Reflection'. Hand 4 - Bid Hearts and play 'Strip'. (you can't play Spades unil thats all you have left. Hand 5 - 'Mirrors' (Bid your Spades). Hand 6 - 7 of Spades picks suit to mirror, Hand 7 - All bid DN

7UP - Each team's total bid must equal 7.

8 Crazy - For every 8 in your hand you bid 3, if no 8's you go Nil.

9er - The 9 of Spades goes Nil, everyone else bids Regular.

Ace Game - Ace of Spades Bids 2, everyone else bids all their Spades.

Ace's Choice - Ace of Spades calls the suit to mirror. If none in suit you must nil. (don't know who has ace bid spades)

Aces Rule - Ace of Spades bids 4, Ace of Hearts bids 3, Ace of Clubs bids 2, Ace of Diamonds bids 1. If you have more than 1 Ace then add them together, if no Aces you must Nil. Total bid will always be 10.

Aces Up - Bid 3 for each Ace you have in Hearts, Clubs, and Diamonds, Bid 4 if you have the Ace of Spades. Bid Nil if you have no Aces.

Aces Wild - Bid 3 for each Ace in your hand. No Aces you must nil.

Acey Deucey - Bid 2 for all the Aces and Two's in your hand. Go Nil if you have none.

All in a Row - First bidder bids 1, second bidder bids 2, third bidder bids 3, Last bidder bids 4

Bag'Em - All players must bid 1 then play Regular.

Bakers Dozen - Dealer must bid 4 (1st to bid), everyone else bids 3. Play is regular

Beating Hearts - Mirror hearts or Nil then crawl (low to high)

Beating Of My Heart - Mirror hearts or Nil

BlackOut - Bid all your black 2,3,4,5,6,7 cards. Bid will be 12. If you have none, go Nil.

Blooded's Shattered Hearts - Bid your Hearts. If you have no Hearts you must Nil. Play to Lose. Lowest score wins.

Blooded Eyes Of Love - Bid 3 for every Queen . If no Queens bid your spades. If you have neither, you must Nil .

BloodSport - Bid all the red 2,3,4,5,6,7 in your hand. Bid will be 12. If you have none, go Nil.

Bloody Hell - Person with Ace of Spades says BANG!, their partner goes Nil and chooses either Hearts or Diamonds for the rest to mirror. (hard in peak as all needs to open cards)

Bouncing Ball - First bidder tells either the 2nd or 4th bidder to bid the same as them. Everyone else bids Regular.

Braided Hares - 1st bidder picks a red (hearts, diamonds) OR black (clubs, spades) suit to mirror. Their partner (3rd bidder) mirrors the other suit in that color. 2nd bidder picks one of the suits in the remaining color, their partner (4th bidder) picks the remaining suit to mirror. Example - 1st bidder picks hearts to mirror, 3rd bidder must pick diamonds. 2nd bidder picks clubs to mirror, 4th bidder must pick spades.

Burned - Person with 2 of Spades bids 2, everyone else goes Nil. (2/3 games or 3/5 games)

Chaos - 1st bidder bids Clubs, 2nd bidder bids Diamonds, 3rd bidder bids Hearts, and 4th bidder bids Spades.

CopyCat - All bidders bid the same as the first person. Bids are Nil, 1, 2, 3, and 4. (DN host choice)

Crawl - Everyone bids 3, bid is Always 12. Play Lowest to Highest in all suits

Crawl Goulash - 7 Different Crawl Formats played in 7 hands - Hand 1 - Crawl -bid 3 play lowest to highest. Hand 2 - Beating Hearts-Mirror Hearts or nil then play Crawl.Hand 3 - Crawlin Twisted Crazy 8s- Person with 8 of spades calls suit, bid that suit or nil play Crawl. Hand 4 - Crawl Nil- Bid 3 or nil, play Crawl. Hand 5 - Crawl Twisted- Person with Ace of Spades bids 4 all others bid 3, play Crawl. Hand 6 - Crawl Spades- Mirror Spades -play Crawl. Hand 7 - Nudist Crawl- Whiz, Crawl and Strip all in one bid spades or nil, play lowest to highest and don't break or use spades until that's all you have left.

Crawl Nil - Each player bids three or Nil. Play Lowest to Highest in all suits.

Crawl Twisted - The person with the Ace of Spades bids 4, all others bid 3 and Play lowest to highest, including spades

Crawlin' Crazy 8s - The Person with the 8 of Spades calls the suit to mirror. Play like Crawl, lowest to highest in every suit. (don't know who has the 8 bid spades)

Crawlin Twisted Crazy 8s - Player with the 8 of Spades calls the suit to bid. Bid that suit or go Nil. Play lowest to highest in all suits.

Crazy 8s - The Person with the 8 of Spades calls the suit to mirror.

Crazy 8 Foursome - 1st hand, 8 of Clubs picks the suit to mirror. 2nd hand, 8 of Spades picks. 3rd hand, 8 of Diamonds picks. 4th hand, 8 of Hearts picks. Repeat

Crazy Blackout - Everyone bids all their black 8,9,10,J,Q,K or Nil (You may bid Nil even with 8-K ), then play as normal. If you have no black cards 8-K, you must Nil. NDN

Crazy Bloodsport - Everyone bids all their red 8,9,10,J,Q,K ior Nil (You may bid Nil even with 8-K ), then play as normal. If you have no red cards 8-K, you must Nil. NDN

Crazy Jacks - Bid 3 for every Jack you have. No Jacks, must nil

Cross Hares - 1st bidder picks a red or black suit to mirror. Their partner mirrors the other suit in that color. 2nd bidder picks one of the suits in the remaining color, their partner picks the remaining suit to mirror. Example - 1st bidder picks hearts to mirror, 3rd bidder must pick diamonds. 2nd bidder picks clubs to mirror, 4th bidder must pick spades. None of the suit Nil.

Dancing Waves - Bid regular; then play Reverse Crawl (high to low)

Dazed-N-Confused - Bidder with the 5 of Spades calls a different suit for each player to mirror. Bidder with the 2 of Spades goes Nil.

Dead Duck - Bidding is regular but the last bidder must bid DN (2/3 or 3/5 games)

Dealer picks Niller - Dealer picks any player to bid Nil the rest bid their Spades.

Dealer's Choice - 1st Bidder chooses the game to call each round. Each hand a new game must be called and there can not be any repeats of games. DN allowed if all 4 agree before start of game.

Destination Zero - Bid Regular with a max of 4, Closest to zero at the end of 6/8 Hands is the Winner (closest can be over or under 0) NDN

Deuce - Player with the 2 of Spades bids 2 everyone else bids Regular. NDN

Dirty Spades - The dealer (1st to bid) calls the suit to bid. All bids that suit

Ditto - Second bidder bids the same as the First bidder, the Fourth bidder bids the same as the Third bidder.

DR. PEPPER - Bid 1 for each Two, Four and Ten in your hand in all suits. If none bid Nil.

Double Dip - Person with Ace of Hearts bid 4, all others bid 2. Total bid is 10.

Double Nil - All players must bid DN. Opening Cards is loss of 1 game. Best 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Downhill Challenge - Hand 1- Beginners slope - Bid 3 for every Jack, no Jacks - Nil. Hand 2- Intermediate - Bid 3 for every Queen, no Queens - Nil. Hand 3- Advanced - Bid 3 for every King, no Kings - Nil. Hand 4- Expert - Bid 3 for every Ace in hand, no Aces - Nil. Hand 5- Devils Revenge - Everyone bids DN (Double Nil).

ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN - Person with the Queen of Clubs bids 5, their partner bids Reg. Opps bid 2 each.

Excalibur - First 2 bidders bid Double Nil, The last 2 bidders bid Nil. Best 2/3 or 3/5 Games.

Face Off - Everyone must bid their Kings, Queens, and Jacks in all suits (NO ACES). Bid is 12.

Fire - 1st and 4th bidders mirror Hearts, 2nd and 3rd bidders mirror Diamonds.

FIVE HEART BEATS - Person holding 5 of Heart bids 5 the rest bid regular. NDN

FLIP/FLOP - First hand bid 'Suicide' (one partner nils, other partner bids Regular Spades), Second hand bid 'Mirrors' (all bid number of spades in hand). Alternate between 'Suicide' and 'Mirrors'. 8 hand limit.

Four No More - Bid 4, Nil or Dn (It’s your only choices)

Frill - Must bid 4 or Nil. NDN

FROM DIAMONDS to NILO - Bidder 1 - mirror Diamonds, Bidder 2 - mirror Diamonds, Bidder 3 - bid Nil or Double-Nil, Bidder 4- bid Nil or Double-Nil.

Gizmo's Nightmare - Hand 1-Old Maid - Queen of Spades goes Nil, everyone else bids Spades. HAND 2- Regular Spades - Bid what you think you can take. HAND 3- INSANE - One partner must bid Nil, the other bids the number of Diamonds in their hand.
HAND 4- Crawl - Everyone bids 3, bid is Always 12. Play Lowest to Highest in all suits
HAND 5- Low Ball - Bid Regular, play Lowest to Highest in all suits.
HAND 6- Frill - Must bid 4 or Nil.
HAND 7- Strip - Bid Spades, but you can't trump or lead spades until that's all you have left in your hand.
HAND 8- MirrorCide - 1 PARTNER must go Nil, the other PARTNER must bid Spades. NDN 8 hands all rounds.

Greedy Dealer - Dealer (1st to bid) bids the suit they have the most of and tells the others to bid that suit. If they have a tie in the suits, they may pick either one.

Grrr - Bid Regular. Player taking first trick of hand must Nil next hand.

Hang'em - 1st and 2nd bidders bid 2. 3rd bidder bids Regular (can bid anything but Nil or 1) and the 4th bidder makes total bid to 14 (No-one bids 1).

Hang'em High - Bid 3 for the Jack, Queen and King of Spades. Bid 4 if you have the Ace of spades, if you have none, go Nil.

Hang Man - The Player with the King of Spades bids Nil, then calls an opponent to bid Nil. That player in turn calls suit to mirror. NDN

HIGH ROLLERS - Bid 3 for each Ace in your hand. No Ace you must Nil. Bid is always 12

Hit Me - You bid 1 more then your pard bids. (ex) If your pard bids nil you bid 1. If your pard bids 1 you bid 2.

HEADACHE - Bid normally, but person with the Queen of Spades must bid Nil.

HEART MIRRORS - All players bid their Hearts. No Hearts, you must Nil. Bid is always 13.

Homicide - The Last bidder must make tricks equal 14. 1st and 3rd bidders must bid at least 2, The 2nd bidder bids Regular.

INSANE - One partner must bid Nil, the other bids the number of Diamonds in their hand.

INSANITY - Bid the number of Spades in your hand, play lowest to highest in all suits. You can't play Spades until that is all you have left.

INTIMIDATOR - Hand 1 - "Warmin' Up" - mirror Diamonds, must bid your Diamonds, Hand 2 - "Turbo" - 'Suicide', one pard must go Nil other pard bids Regular, Hand 3 - "Into The Pits" - 'MirrorCide', one pard must bid Spades the other must Nil/Blind-Nil, Hand 4 - "Runnin The Track" - Regular, all bids, Hand 5 - "Bump-to-Pass" - Bid your Hearts, Hand 6 - "Nitro" - Everyone must NIL, Hand 7 - "Yellow Flag" - 'Reflection', bid the same as your pard, Hand 8 - "Winner's Circle" - 'Naughty Mirrors', Person with 3 of Spades chooses suit to mirror.

JACK BE NIMBLE - Team with Jack of Diamonds bid must equal 7. Other team's bid must equal 6. Total bid is always 13.

Jacker - Jack of Diamonds goes Nil, everyone else bids Regular.

Jamzz Regular - Bid the number of tricks you think you can take, team bid must total at least 4. Nils and Double Nils are NOT Allowed.

Just Hang ME - One player from each team must bid nil the other bids reg. The player with the Jack of Spades must boot themselves and let the bot play in their place for that hand.

Kiss of Death - Everyone bids 4, play Regular.

LAUGHTER - Players with a one-eyed Jack must bid Nil, others bid their Spades (One-eyed Jacks are Hearts and Spades).

LEAD Bidder's Nil-N-Bid Call - 1st bidder each hand chooses the suit to bid then chooses "one" other player to go Nil including him/herself if they want. Play Regular.
Little Angel - Bid 3 for every Queen in your hand. If no Queens, go Nil.

Lose It - Everyone must bid 3 then try to get set. Lowest score wins.

Low Ball - Bid Regular, play Lowest to Highest in all suits.

Lucky Me - This game is played like 'Regular Spades' with the execption that the last person to bid must bid enough to bring total bid to equal 13.

Market Place - Get your bids here. One per customer!!! We have 4 bids available; 1, 2, 3, 5. 1st bidder gets his/her choice. 2nd bidder gets choice of 3 bids remaining. 3rd bidder has choice of 2 bids remaining. Last bidder gets leftovers. Bid is always 11

Me or You - First bidder calls the suit to mirror or tells partner to call suit.
If you have none of that suit nil.

MILKY WAY - Hand 1 - Bid Lowest Spade, Hand 2 - J of Diamond tells Everyone what to bid (no Nil or DN), Hand 3 - Bidder1-bid 2, Bidder2- bid3, Bidder3-bid4, Bidder4-bids 5, Hand 4 - Mirror Hearts, play Strip, Hand 5 - Bid 5 or Nil, Hand 6 - All bid Nil.

MirrorCide - 1 partner must go Nil, the other partner must bid Spades.

Mirrors - You must bid all your Spades in your hand. No Spades - Must Nil.

Mission IMPOSSIBLE - 1st hand all bid 1, 2nd hand all bid 2, 3rd hand all bid 3, 4th hand all bid Nil.

Moooo - Bid your Clubs, if no clubs bid nil. Lowest score wins. The object is to get set.

Murder - Bid like 'Suicide' but everyone has to play Lowest to Highest in ALL suits.

Nitely Angel Tears - If you have a Queen (Any Queen), you MUST NIL, if none bid Reg. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Nil - One player from each team goes Nil and the other player goes Double Nil. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

NIL FOR ALL - All players bid Nil. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Nil for me Baby - First bidder must Nil. Everyone else must bid 4. Bid is always 12

Niner - Player with the 9 of Spades must Nil, others must bid regular

Old Maid - The Queen of Spades goes Nil, everyone else bids Spades.

One Eyed - The Player or Players with the one eyed Jacks (Hearts or Spades) must bid Nil, everyone else bids 2.

One is the Loneliest Number - First bidder bids 1, everyone else bids 4, Total bid is 13

Opposites Attract - 1st bidder chooses suit for own team to mirror, then opponents must mirror the opposite suit of the same color. NDN

PACK YOUR BAGS - Each player bids 2, first team to bag out wins. If both teams bag out at same time, team with most bags wins. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Pitch Black - Person with Ace Of Spades says BANG!, their partner goes nil and chooses either clubs or spades for the rest to mirror. (hard in peak as all needs to open cards)

Plague - Player with the 3 of Spades bids 3 everyone else bids Regular

Prediction - 1st hand bid whiz, the person with the last card on 1st hand picks the suit to mirror for the next hand before playing last card. Repeat for each hand.

PRINCESS 7 & 7 SUICIDE - First 2 bidders bid 7 each. Second 2 bidders bid Nil each. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Pressure - Bid Spades You must Trump if out of a suit, even if its your partners trick

Progression - The first bidder can only bid Nil, 1, 2, or 3 everyone bids one higher then the player before you.

Psycho - 1st and 2nd player bid nil, 3rd and 4th players bid reg.

Rainbow - 1st and 5th hand all players bid their diamonds, 2nd and 6th hand all players bid their clubs, 3rd and 7th hand all players bid their hearts, 4th and 8th hand all players bid their spades

RED ACES - Person with Ace of Hearts chooses any player including self to Nil. Person with Ace of Diamonds chooses suit to mirror for that hand. If you have both do both. (hard in peak as all needs to open cards)

Red's Madness - Bid regular, Must play all red cards before black cards can be played.

RED SEVENS - If you have a red 7, you have to nil, no sevens bid Reg.

Reflection - Bid the same as your partner.

Regular Pressure - Bid what you think you can make or nil. You must trump if out of a suit thrown.

Regular Spades - Bid what you think you can take. DN or NDN must be stated at beginning of game.

Regular Whiz - On Odd Hands - Bid Whiz---On Even Hands - Bid Regular.

REVERSE BLOODSPORT - Everyone bids all their red 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K then play as normal. Bid is always 12. If you have no red cards 8-K you must go nil.

Reverse Crawl - Everyone bids 3 you play Highest to Lowest in all suits.

Revenge - 1st Hand - Greed (all bid 4), 2nd Hand - Gluttony - Bag Em (all bid 1), 3rd Hand - Sloth - Bid same as your partner, 4th Hand - Lust - Bid hearts and strip (can't cut or lead spades until thats all you have left), 5th Hand - Pride - Mirrors, 6th Hand - Envy - 7 of spades picks suit to mirror, 7th Hand - Anger - All bid nil.

Rotten Apples - Players with red 2's and 3's must bid nil. Everyone else bid regular spades. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Running The Gauntlet Naked - 1st Bidder Bids Diamonds, 2nd Bidder Bids Clubs, 3rd Bidder Bids Hearts, Last Bidder Bids Spades, Then All play strip (can't trump/lead spades until that is all that is left in your hand).

Sadistic - One pard must nil, the other pard must bid 1.

Saturday Special - First bidder picks format of Suicide, Mirrors or Crawl.

Seven Dwarfs Crazy Spades - *1st* hand Doc - Everyone Bids 3. *2nd* hand Happy - Everyone Bids clubs. *3rd* Hand Sneezy - Everyone Bid Spades. *4th* hand Grumpy - Everyone bids hearts. *5th* hand Bashful - Everyone bids diamonds. *6th* hand Sleepy - Everyone bids suicide. *7th* hand Dopey - Everyone bids Regular Spades.

Sevens Quest - If you have a Red 7 you must Nil. If no Red 7's bid what you want but can't Nil. 2/3 or 3/5 games.

Shatter'Em - Bid 1, play to lose.

Shattered Face Off - Bid 1 for each Face Card J, Q, K (No Face Card go Nil). Lowest score wins.

Shattered Hearts - Bid your Hearts. If no Hearts you must Nil. Play to Lose.(Low scores wins)

Shattered Mirrors - Everyone bids spades, if you have no spades bid Nil.
Lowest score wins.

Shattered Pressure - Bid Spades. Can only nil if no spades. Must trump if
out of suit even if it's your p's trick. Lowest score wins.

Shovels - Person with 2 or more spades must bid 2, if you have less than 2 spades, bid regular.

Sirens - Everyone bids 3, but you have to trump if you are out of any suit played, no matter what.

Sonic - Everyone bids 3, Play red cards like crawl lowest to highest, black cards like reverse crawl highest to lowest.

Spastic - 1st and 4th bidders bid their Hearts, 2nd and 3rd bidders bid their clubs.

Stay - 1st hand bid regular, but each persons bid must be the same as the first hand for the whole game.

Strip - Bid Spades, but you can't trump or lead spades until that's all you have left in your hand.

Strip Crawl - All bid 3. Play Lowest to Highest. You can't break, play/lead spades until that is all you have left.

Stripping Regular - Bid normally (reg) but you can’t break spades until that is all that is left in your hand

Succession - First bidder bids 1, Second player bids 2, Third player bids 3, and the Forth bidder bids 4.

Suicide - One player from each team must bid Nil. Others bid regular.

Suits Me - The first bidder picks one of the 4 suits to mirror, the 2nd bidder picks one of the 3 remaining suits, the 3rd bidder picks one of the last 2 remaining suits, and the 4th bidder gets what ever suit is left.

TakeOver - Bid your spades. You must play over highest card on the table even if its your partners. If you are out of a suit you must trump. If trump is on the table you have to trump over the highest card if you have it. Team with the Lowest Score wins.

Tell Me Tell Me - All announce how many spades they have. Team with most spades bids 4 each, other team bids 2 each. Bid is always 12.

Terminal - Bid regular, Team that takes the last trick of the hand loses, best 2/3 or 3/5 games

Three Blind Mice - Third bidder must Nil. All others bid 3. Bid is always 9.

Three Times A Charm - Third bidder must nil. All others bid regular.

Trickless - Every hand, each person bids one less spade than they have in their hand. One or no spades in your hand you must go nil.

Triple The Fun - 1st and 2nd bidder bids regular, 3rd and 4th bidder must bid whatever the 2nd bidder bids

Trouble In Paradise - Dealer calls suit to mirror, then dealer must Nil. All others mirror in suit called by the dealer.

Twisted Crawl - Ace of spades bids 4, everyone else bids 3, play Lowest to Highest

Twisted Crazy 8s - Whoever has the 8 of spades calls the suit to mirror. You may either bid the amount of the suit called in your hand or Nil. (don't know who has 8 bid spades)

Twisted Crazy 8 Foursome - 1st hand 8 of clubs picks suit to mirror, Bid Suit or NIL, 2nd hand 8 of spades picks suit to mirror, Bid suit or NIL, 3rd hand 8 of diamonds picks suit to mirror, Bid suit or NIL, 4th hand 8 of hearts picks suit to mirror, Bid suit or NIL, then repeat! (don't know who has 8 bid spades)

Twisted Dirty Spades - The dealer (1st to bid) calls the suit to bid. Bid that suit or Nil.

Twisted Kiss of Death - Player with the 9 of spades must bid nil, all others must bid 4.

Twisted Strip - Bid reg, but you can't break spades until that's all you have left.

UP and DOWN THE LADDER - 1st/7th hand - Bid 1, 2nd/6th hand - bid 2, 3rd/5th hand - bid 3, 4th hand - bid 4, 8th hand - bid nil, All games 8H

VICE - First 3 bidders bid regular (no one may bid 1 or nil), last bidder must make total bid to equal 14. You can't break, play/lead spades until that is all you have left in your hand.

Watchin' the Fire In the Mirror - Hand 1 - mirror Diamonds, Hand 2 - mirror Clubs, Hand 3 - mirror Hearts, Hand 4 - mirror Spades, Hand 5 - mirror Spades, Hand 6 - mirror Hearts, Hand 7 - mirror Clubs, Hand 8 - mirror Diamonds. 13 bid all hands.

What Ever - All bid 3 then must trump if out of suit

Whiz - Bid your spades or go nil even with spades in your hand.

Wicked - The person with the Ace of spades bids regular and tells their partner to go nil, then their partner (that went nil) chooses which of the opps to go nil as well and the one left bids regular. NDN (hard in peak as all needs to open cards)

Wild's Roulette - Person with the Ace of Spades says BANG!, their p goes nil and chooses any suit for the rest to mirror. (hard in peak as all needs to open cards)

Wild Spades - 1st/5th hand - everyone bids 2, 2nd/6th hand - everyone bids 3, 3rd/7th hand - the player with the ACE of spades bid Nil everyone else bids 2, 4th/8th hand - 1st and 2nd bidder go Nil, 3rd and 4th bidder go DN.

Winner Takes All - Dealer bids 13 everyone else bids DN. 1st bidder moves to the left each hand so all bids 13. (2/3 or 3/5 games)

Winner's Choice - 1st hand bid whiz, the team that wins each hand chooses the GAME for the next hand! Games involving DN are allowed as long as agreed upon by all 4 players before the start of the game.