Here are the main points about how to play spades:

1. The objective of the game is for one team, consisting of two players, to be the first to reach a score of 500 points.

2. There will always be four players in a game since it's played with partners.

3. Cards rank from Ace (Ace) down through Two(2).

4. Spades are wild cards and can represent any other suit in order for that team to win the trick or round, but if there is no way for them 'to go alone', then they must follow suit like everyone else!

5. To start a new hand deal out 13 cards face down evenly among all four players so each player has thirteen card hands.

6. The highest ranking trump card (Ace of spades) goes first followed by the next highest ranked normal trumps and finally low-ranking suits in order from Ace through two suit-wise then ace-high within those ranks until someone wins!

7. If no one bid 'nil' at least one player must follow suit; otherwise, they will lose points for doing so.

8. The team with the lowest total score after all rounds have been played wins and becomes dealer again next round - unless there was an even number of players present then everyone starts fresh as dealerships rotate counterclockwise around table until someone reaches exactly 500 points or more to win overall game immediately!

9. Spades can also be used as a trump card if no other player has bid 'nil' in which case it will beat any suit except for the Ace of spades.

10. The objective is simple: get rid of all your cards before anyone else does by playing them down on valid tricks or using special abilities like drawing from draw piles when possible!

11. In most versions, each round ends with a scoring phase where points are awarded based upon who won that particular hand - highest score at end wins overall match!

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