Duplicate Spades is a format of Spades created by Joe Andrews, a
frequent contributor to SafeHarborGames, and is targeted at the
medium to advanced player. The basic rules of the game follow the
standard partnership format. This document assumes a basic
understanding of how Duplicate Spades is played. See
for details on the game itself.
For the immediate future, separate lobbies will be dedicated to
playing Duplicate Spades Tournament. The host of a Duplicate Spades
has a custom tool to assist in running the tournament, tracking and
reporting the results. A Duplicate Spades tournament cannot be
implemented without this tool, because it takes advantage of new
functions introduced into the Lobby.
All table assignements
are done by the host. Players do NOT pick which table, because if
you are familiar with Duplicate Spades, the format requires a very
strict and consistant table assignment.
When you first entered a lobby that has a Duplicate Spades
Tournament active or when you are in a lobby where a Duplicate
Spades Tournament starts, you will notice two things that are
different from a regular tournament lobby.
- The lobby is set to chat with no tables showing by default.
- You will see a Tournament tool bar at the bottom.
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You will see a Join button as well as the name of the Tournament
you are joining (in this case, "My Duplicate Spades Tournmanent"). |
Before the tournament begins, you can leave a tournament by clicking on the red x at the top right corner of the Blue Box.
When you do this, it will ask for confirmation.