Thanks! I have been playing spades for years and I have never heard of such a rule until now. I don't mean to vent in this forum but, it's been over a week now and I'm still pissed off.(Yall know how IGNANT black people can get over a spades game!) We actually did discuss the rules before we started playing and no one mentioned this absurd rule! The game IS called SPADES is it not?!? I don't see how it is against the rules to lead off with them. What makes it so bad is that my own "alleged" partner was like "It is the rule, you can't do that". With a partner like this, who needs any more competition? Don't get me wrong, I've been playing spades with this "partner" for years and she's one of my best friends (and mentor) but she just put me on BLAST out of know where. I've been cheating with her for years (pulling spades out of the books and playing them again, etc.) and she allows it. But oh no, God forbid I lead off with spades? Does anyone know another strategy in trying to pull off a ten, maybe even a Boston? Another thing, my friend is a member of a BGLO and the guys we were playing against (or should I say, I was playing against) just happen to be her "bruhs". I was just the poor, unsuspecting GDI ,( as some people put it). CONSPIRACY!
:-( It's all good though...I guess I'm just conditioned to play the way I was taught. As someone posted, most people would beat your #ss if you had my hand and did not lead off with spades. O.k., I'm fine now. I had to release the anger. :-)
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