Tournament House Rules
💥 Double Elimination • Teams of 2 or Solo Players
Play hard. Cut heavy. Come correct.
🔥 Tournament Format: Double Elimination
- Every team must lose twice to be eliminated.
- After the first loss, a team drops to the Loser’s Bracket.
- The final match is between the Winner’s Bracket Champion and the Loser’s Bracket Champion.
- If the Loser’s Bracket team wins the first match in the finals, a rematch (“reset”) is played to determine the champion.
🧩 Team Structure
- You may register (18 yo or older):
- ✅ As a Team of 2
- ✅ As a Solo Player (we’ll match you with another solo at check-in)
- Maximum: 40 teams (80 players)
🃏 Game Rules
Deck & Deal:
- Standard 52-card deck, no jokers.
- Each player gets 13 cards.
- Deal rotates clockwise. All bids and books must be made in silence (no table talk).
Bidding:
- Teams bid total number of books.
- Nil allowed.
- Blind Nil allowed only in the Loser’s Bracket after Round 1.
Gameplay:
- Must follow suit.
- Spades can’t be led until broken (played on another suit).
- Reneging = Automatic loss of that game.
🧮 Scoring
- Bid made: +10 points per book
- Extra books (bags): +1 point each
- 10 bags = -100 penalty
- Failed bid: 0 points
- Successful Nil: +100 | Failed Nil: -100
🏆 Winning & Advancement
- Each round is a single game to 300 points.
- Winner moves on, loser moves to the bracket below.
- Loser’s bracket has no mercy. One more L and you’re out.
🎉 Tournament Prizes
- 🥇 1st Place: $500 + Trophy + Farm Gift Box
- 🥈 2nd Place: $100 + Custom Spades Deck
- 🧥 Participation Shirt for All Players
- 🔥 Fan Favorite Team: Crowd pick gets bonus merch
🚫 No-Nonsense Rules
- ❌ No talking across the table (1 warning → penalty).
- ❌ No phones during hands (DQ if caught cheating).
- ❌ No arguing with table refs or hosts.
💬 Vibe Check
- Talk slick, but respect the game.
- Laugh loud, but keep your cool.
- It’s Spades in the Soil—where country chill meets city skill.
