Alt Formats

2x4: Each player must bid 2 for each 2 in their hand, if none they must bid 4. no NIL or DN.

2 Of SpadeS: Player with the 2 of spades bids 2, the rest bid normally.

3 Strikes You’re Out : Everyone bids 3, First team to be set 3 times, loses. Score and bags do not count.

7 Deadly Sins / Revenge :
A mixture of other formats:
*1st* Hand: Greed (all bid 4) ;
*2nd* Hand: Gluttony - bag em (all bid 1) ;
*3rd* Hand: Sloth - Bid same as your pard ;
*4th* Hand: Lust - bid hearts and strip (you only can play your spades when no other suit) ;
*5th* Hand: Pride - Mirrors ;
*6th* Hand: Envy - 7 of spades picks suit to mirror;
*7th* Hand: Anger- All bid DN.

7 Dwarves Crazy Spades :
*1st* hand Doc: Everyone Bids 3.
*2nd* hand Happy: Everyone Bids clubs.
*3rd* Hand Sneezy: Everyone Bid Spades.
*4th* hand Grumpy: Everyone bids hearts.
*5th* hand Bashful: Everyone bids diamonds.
*6th* hand Sleepy: Everyone bids suicide.
*7th* hand Dopey: Everyone bids Regular Spades.

7 ‘s QuesT: If you have a Red 7 you must Nil. If no Red 7's bid what you want but can't Nil. 3 Hand limit. NDN Best 2 of 3 games .

7 UP: Each team’s total bid must equal 7.

7 Up-side :
One partner bids 7, the other bids nil.

8 Ball : 8 of spades nils and picks suit to mirror.

8 Crazy : For every 8 in your hand you bid 3, if no 8’s you go nil.

21 : Player with the Ace of spades calls suit to bid. Player with the 2 of spades must nil. If you have both..do both.

49er : Person with the 9 of spades bids nine, everyone else must nil.

69 : Before any bid , player with the 6 of spades calls suit to bid, player with the 9 of spades must nil. If you have both, you must do both.

Ace Game : The player with the Ace of spades bids 2, everyone else bids all their spades.

Ace High, No Low : Player with the Ace of spades bids regular, but tells his/her partner to bid Nil. The other team must bid regular, but NO Nil¡¦s for them.

Aces Choice : The player with the Ace of spades calls the game for that hand.

Aces High : For every Ace, you bid 3. If no aces, bid 1.

Aces Rule : Person with the Ace of Spades bids 4, person with Ace of Hearts bids 3, person with Ace Clubs bids 2, person with Ace of Diamonds bids 1.
If you have more than 1 Ace then add them together, if no Aces you must nil.
Total bid will always be 10.

Aces Up : Bid 3 for the Ace of Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds. Bid 4 for the Ace of Spades.

Aces Wild : Bid 3 for each ace in hand nil if you have none.

Acey Ducey : Bid 2 for all Aces and Deuces in your hand.

Accident / Crazy : Player with the Ace of Spades bids 9, the rest must bid Nil.

Agony : Hand 1, everyone bids 1... Hand 2, everyone bids 2
Hand 3, everyone bids 3... Hand 4, everyone bids 4
Hand 5, everyone bids 1... Hand 6, everyone bids 2
Hand 7, everyone bids 3... Hand 8, everyone bids 4

All In A Row :
First bidder bids 1, second bidder bids 2, third bidder bids 3, Last bidder bids 4.

Bag-em : All players must bid 1, then play normally.

Bakers Dozen : Dealer must bid 4, everyone else bids 3. NO nil or DN.

Beating Hearts : Mirror hearts or Nil/DN then crawl (low to high).

Beating Of My Heart : Mirror hearts or Nil/DN.

Blackout : Everyone bids all his or her black 2¡¦s thru 7¡¦s. Play is normal. Bid is 12.

Blizzard : First bidder and his/her partner always bid red cards. Second bidder and his/her partner always bid black cards. No DN¡¦s. Nil only if you have none of your suit.

Example: 1st partner picks hearts and bids the # of hearts, his/her partner has to bid diamonds. 2nd bidder picks clubs and his/her partner has to bid spades. You have to declare what suit you are bidding on table.

Bloodsport : Everyone bids all his or her red 2’ s thru 7’s. Play is normal. Bid is 12.

Bloody Hell : Person with the A of spades says BANG!!Their partner goes Nil and chooses either hearts or diamonds for the rest to mirror.

Bouncing Ball : First bidder tells either the 2nd or 4th bidder to bid the same as them. Everyone else bids regular, DN is allowed.

Burned : Player with the 2 of spades bids 2, everyone else goes nil.

Chance : All players who have 5 or more spades bid 8. Everyone else bids 3.

Chaos (or Dueling Mirrors) : First player bids clubs, second bids diamonds, third bids hearts, fourth bids spades.

Copycat : All players must copy the bid of the first player.

Crawl : Each player bids 3 then must play lowest to highest, including spades. Then play your cards from lowest to highest, including your spades. You MUST play lowest to highest.

Tips--> When leading out, try to throw the suit with your highest low card. For example if you had the 2 of diamonds, the 5 of clubs, and the 8 of hearts as the lowest cards in each suit…you want to throw that 8 because odds are everyone else has something lower than that. Also, you want to be the first to break spades, that way you are throwing higher ones than everyone else by the time they get to them.

Crawl Goulash :
1 - Crawl- Each player bids 3 then must play lowest to highest, including spades
2 - Beating Hearts - Mirror hearts or Nil then Crawl (low to high)
3 - Crawlin' Twisted Crazy 8's - The person with the 8 of spades called the suit to mirror, bid that suit or go nil, then crawl.
4 - Crawl Nil - Each player bids 3 or may choose to go nil, then crawl
5 - Crawl Twisted - The person with the Ace of Spades bids 4, all others bid 3. Play lowest to highest, including spades
6 - Crawl Spades - Mirror spades then Crawl (low to high)
7 - Nudist Crawl - Whiz, crawl and strip all in one… bid your spades, play low to high and don’t break or use spades until that’s all you have left.

Crawl Nil : Each player bids 3 or may choose to go nil, then all must play lowest to highest, including spades.

Crawlin’ Crazy 8’s : The person with the 8 of spades calls the suit to mirror. Play like Crawl, lowest to highest in every suit.

Crawlin' Twisted Crazy 8's : The person with the 8 of spades called the suit to mirror. Bid that suit or go nil, then playing low to high in all suits.

Crawl Twisted : The person with the Ace of Spades bids 4, all others bid 3. Play lowest to highest, including spades.

Crazy Blackout : Everyone bids all their black 8,9,10,J,Q,K or NIL then play as normal. The total bid is always 12. If you have no black cards 8-K you must go nil. You may bid Nil Even with 8-K in your Hand.

Crazy Bloodsport : Everyone bids all their red 8,9,10,J,Q,K or NIL then play as normal. The total bid is always 12. If you have no red cards 8-K you must go nil. You may bid Nil Even with 8-K in your Hand.

Crazy 8’s : Before any players bid, the person with the 8 of spades calls suit to mirror.

Tips--> If you are the player with the 8 of spades, look at how many tricks you think you can take before you call the suit. Most likely, you¡¦ll want to call the suit with the lowest bid for you. Better, if you can go nil, do that.

Crazy 8 Foursome : 8 hands to be played in total. 1st hand - 8 of clubs chooses mirror suit. 2nd hand - 8 of spades chooses mirror suit. 3rd hand - 8 of diamonds chooses mirror suit. 4th hand- 8 of hearts chooses mirror suit. Repeat on hands 5-8.

Crazy 8 Twisted : Player with the 8 of spades calls the suit to mirror. Once suit is called, you either bid the number of that suit or bid nil. No cards in the called suit you MUST nil.

Crazy Jacks : Bid 3 for every Jack you have. No Jacks, must nil.

Crazy Queens : Any player with a queen must bid nil, all others bid spades. If you have spades, you can not nil. Play it as best 2 of 3 or best 3 of 5.

Cross Hares / Braided Hares :
1st bidder picks a red (hearts, diamonds) OR black (clubs, spades) suit to mirror.
Their partner (3rd bidder) mirrors the other suit in that color.
2nd bidder picks one of the suits in the remaining color.
Example: 1st bidder picks hearts to mirror, 3rd bidder MUST pick diamonds. 2nd bidder picks clubs to mirror, 4th bidder MUST pick spades. NIL OR DN NOT ALLOWED.

Da Man : Person with the King of spades nils, everyone else bids regular.

Dancing Waves : Bid regular; then play Reverse Crawl (high to low).

Daredevil : Bid is regular . First team to take a trick loses.

Dazed and Confused : Player with the 2 of spades goes nil, player with the 5 of spades calls a different suit for each remaining player to mirror.

Dead Duck : Bidding is regular BUT the last bidder MUST bid DN.

Dealers Choice : A different game is called each hand. *If you don't want certain formats played and/or a limit to the formats - this must be stated in advertisement and beginning of game.*

Dealer Picks Niller : The dealer picks any player to bid nil. The rest bid their spades.

Demonic Crawl :
1st 2 bidders bid regular all bids, 2nd 2 bidders bid whiz spades or nil, everyone plays all red cards like crawl lowest to highest, all black cards like reverse crawls highest to lowest.

Destination Zero / Absolute Zero / Target Zero : Closest to zero at the end of 6 hands is the winner (closest can be over or under 0), bid regular with a max of 4, ndn.

Deuce : Player with the 2 of spades bids 2, everyone else bids regular.

Devil Made Me Do It : Everyone nils...player with 2 of diamonds gets to boot an opp from table. The opp has to watch bot play that hand. Everyone holds last card and lets booted player rejoin.

Dipping and Ducking : If you have a 3 you Nil..no 3, bid 2. 2 out of 3 games wins.

Dirty Spades : First bidder calls the suit to mirror.

Dirty Spades Twisted : The dealer calls suit to mirror. You may nil even if you have cards of that suit - if no cards of that suit you MUST nil. NDN.

Ditto : Second bidder must bid the same as first bidder; forth bidder bids same as third bidder. Bid is regular.

Double Dip : If you have the Ace of Hearts, you bid 4, all other players bid 2. Total bid is always 10.

Double Nil : All players bid double nil. *If a player on each team looks at cards, it will be an automatic wash. Players need to reseat, then proceed with the number of games still to be played.*

Double Nil Flip : First hand is Suicide, second hand is double nil suicide ( 1 partner DN’s and 1 partner bids. ) Hands alternate between the two.

Double Nil Suicide : One member of each team must bid double nil. The other team member bids regular.

Downhill Challenge :
Hand 1: Beginners slope: Bid 3 for every jack in your hand, no jacks nil
Hand 2: Intermediate: Bid 3 for every queen in your hand, no queens nil
Hand 3: Advanced: Bid 3 for every king in hand, no kings nil
Hand 4: Expert: Bid 3 for every ace in hand, no aces bid nil
Hand 5: Devils Revenge: Everyone bids DN. (Double Nil).

Dr. Pepper : Bid 1 for each 2, 4 and 10 in your hand in all suits. If none then bid nil.

Duck to Donald : Player who has the Ace of Spades tells his partner ( known as "Donald" ) to Nil. Donald then chooses one of his opponents to Nil. Others bid regular.

Escape From Witch Mountain : Person with the Queen of Clubs bids 5, their partner bids reg. Opponents bid 2 each

Excalibur : First 2 bidders bid DN, last 2 bidders bid Nil. Best 3 out of 5 hands wins.

Executioner : First bidder in the partnership either nils or bids reg. If they nil - their partner bids reg; if they bid - their partner dn's.

Face Off / Bid your Faces : All players bid only face cards (K’s Q’s J’s) bid is always 12.

Fire : 1st and 4th bidders mirror hearts, 2nd and 3rd bidders mirror diamonds.

Five Heartbeats : Person holding 5 of Heart bids 5 the rest bid Regular.

Flip/Flop : First hand Suicide; 2nd hand Mirrors. Then the rest of the game flip/flops between the two. Eight hand limit.

Four No More : Bid 4, Nil or Dn..it’s your only choices.

Frill : Bid 4 or Nil. Those are your only two choices.

From Diamonds to Nilo : Bidder 1- mirror diamonds, bidder 2- mirror diamonds, bidder 3- nil or DN, bidder 4- mirror diamonds.

Game Of Risk : The dealer chooses an opp to bid either DN, Nil, 1, 2, 3 or 4, that opp then chooses a opp to bid the same as they did, the player left must bid their spades. DN is allowed.

Grrr : Bids regular, player taking first trick of hand must nil next hand.

Guillotine : First 2 players must bid nil, last 2 players must bid total of spades between you and your partner. 3 hand limit, best 2 out of 3 games.