Spades is the most popular partnership card game in the United States.
Spades is very easy to learn, and quite difficult to master.
This month's column explores four aspects of this Classic Card Game. No matter how good your Partnership, the cards will occasionally decide the outcome. Part of the appeal of Spades is that any Team can win at any given time. However, multiple deals tend to even out, and superior players do prevail over the long run. After all, skill and technique will wear down weaker opponents.