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2004 |
| WFWF Spades Tournament Extravaganza |
| Just so everyone knows............ | |||
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Anyone is eligible to play. |
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Cheating/Gambling are not allowed. |
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Kibitizing is
allowed. |
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�Table Talk/Whining� is frowned upon. |
| 1. Determining the First Dealer/Scorekeeper | |||
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The game's first dealer and
scorekeeper are chosen in the following manner: |
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| n | A standard 52 card deck is fanned upon the table. Each player selects a single card. | ||
| n | The Highest Card* chosen is the �First Dealer�. The Lowest Card chosen selects the �Scorekeeper�. | ||
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*
If
there is a tie for Highest/Lowest card, then those tied �draw again� until
the tie is broken. |
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| 2. Re-Deals | |||
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A Re-deal may
be called if: |
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A person deals
out of turn. |
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The dealer is
not the last person to receive a card. |
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The person to
right of dealer is not given the |
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A card is dealt
�face-up� during the deal. The
person can also accept the card or ask the dealer to �burn� the card. |
| 3. The Bidding | |||
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Each partnership must make a bid, which
is the number of tricks they expect to take. |
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A Misdeal
may
be called if a player's hand does not contain any spades. The misdeal must be called at the time of the player's bid. If
a misdeal is called the deal moves to the next player. |
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A Nil Bid is a declaration
that the player will not win any tricks during the play. Any single player
may bid nil. The player/team is awarded with +/- 100 points for the
achieving/failing to achieve the Nil Bid. |
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Zero Bids are not allowed. An individual player must bid at least 1-Trick unless bidding Nil. | ||
| 4. The Play of the Hand | |
| The player to dealer's left leads any card except a spade on the first trick. Each player, in turn, clockwise, must follow suit if able; if unable to follow suit, the player may play any card. | |
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Once
a valid card is played��� it must remain on the table
(�Once laid, it�s played�) |
| 5. Renege [Not following suit] | |||
| If a player is caught not following suit, whether accidental or not, the hand is immediately finished. | |||
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The team that �reneges� loses their entire bid. | ||
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The opposing team makes their entire bid. | ||
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If
a player throws an invalid card by mistake�. it can be retracted only during
the trick played. - Once the �next trick� has been led it cannot be retracted. - A renege discovered on the �final trick� results in the penalty above. |
| 6. Scoring | |||
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Base Scoring: - A side that takes at least as many tricks it bids calls for a score equal to 10 times its bid. - Additional tricks (overtricks) are counted as a BAG. A single point is awarded for each bag. |
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Bag rule: The "10-Bag" will not be used in this tournament. Standard play only. | ||
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Sets:
If a side does not make its bid, they lose 10 points for each trick
they bid. |
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Nil Bids: | ||
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A successful nil bid receives +100. An
unsuccessful nil bid receives -100 points. - Blind Nils are not allowed. - Tricks won by the nil bidder count towards their partner's bid. |
| 7. Achieving Game Victory | |||
| Victory is declared when one of the following conditions is met: | |||
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The first to reach 500 points first wins the game. | ||
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If both sides reach 500 points in a single deal, the side with the higher score wins. | ||
| 8. Tournament Play | |||
| This is a five game tournament: | |||
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Round Robin Play will be invoked for games 1-3 | ||
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The four highest scoring teams
in Round Robin Play will advance to the semi-finals (See Points Schedule below). |
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Points Schedule | ||
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Event |
Points |
Event |
Points |
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Game
Won |
2 |
Point
Spread of 150 or greater |
1 |
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Two or
more nils made |
1 |
Three
Sets achieved |
1 |
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Tie Breakers: Won/Loss Record, Total Nils Made, Cumulative Point Differential |
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Semi-Finals: #1 vs. #4, #2 vs. #3......Winners Advance |
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Finals: One game, Winner Take All |
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