We are one of the premier groups in the nation organized primarily around the game of spades. Our goals are to bring spades players together and promote the the classic game of spades to the DFW metroplex. We welcome all skill levels from complete beginner to advanced. In addition to the standard 4 player partnership game we have special decks and rules to allow for 5, 6, and 7 player partnership spades so we can almost guarantee you will have a partner.
We meet most Fridays and some Saturdays. Our preferred places are IHOP, Dennys, Ol South Pancake House on Fridays and selected mall food courts on Saturdays. We strive for all our venues to be alcohol free (legal and personal reasons) and they do not close allowing us to play as late as we want. :)
I do not charge membership fees at this time. I depend solely on voluntary donations to cover expenses.
When joining I do ask your primary profile pic for the group be you so we can recognize you when you come to meetups. You can have additional pics of pets, kids, grandkids, whomever or whatever as long as your default pic is a recent pic of you. Failure to provide may result in declining membership request.
Standard 10X+1 bidding , nil and 10-4-200 allowed, no sandbag penalty. For our complete rules see Spades Rules on our DFWspades website. Please read this page before joining. Everyone joining the group agrees to honor these rules. You may ask players at any table to play by any variations from these rules but agreement must be unanimous. If even one player says no to the variation then the rules set forth in the rules pages of this site must be honored.
If you want to understand why our rules do not include sandbag penalties see this Sandbag rules discussion.
About the organizer: I have been playing the Spades for decades and have read every book on spades ever published. I am familiar with most variations.
I enjoy teaching/coaching new players. You can always ask me a question at any time and I offer periodic beginner spades classes.