S.P.A.D.E. Spade Players Appreciation Day Event Saturday, April 21st 2018
- From 12p PST to 12a PST
For 20 years.. from the Zone to WGC & now SHG players have
supported our ALT formats, Tournaments & Events. We would like to Thank
YOU for that loyalty by giving away Twenty 3 month Yacht Club Memberships!
To give every player a chance at winning - not just those
who can be here for the entire event, we will be using our unique Raffle Ticket
System for awarding the YCM prizes.
Players can play as much or as little as they want. Start immediately - no waiting till top or bottom of the hour to play (After 12p PST)
ALT & REG formats will be offered. See 'Formats' for which Formats, Table Options & Misbid/Misplay/Reneg Rules
Players will FIND THEIR OWN pard AND opps in the lobby. Sit at a table & advertise or join a table asking for players.
SoWicked> playing Vanity on 9 need opps
goofyone2> who needs a pard for any alt format?
Fin> someone come be my pard for a reg game on 25
Woman> need a pard for SOUP on table 68
Its VERY IMPORTANT you sit in the CORRECT TABLE SECTION in order to get the proper scoring AND raffle ticket amount.
Tables 1 to 30 will be for ALT formats EXCEPT SOUP.
Tables 31 to 60 will be for REG format.
Tables 61 to 74 will be for SOUP format.
Table 75 is for the hosts.
Neptunes Report is PROOF of your completed game.
Please dont leave table before Neptunes Report goes in lobby or you wont get credit for that game. If not sure, wait for host to clear your table before leaving.
YCM members can see Neptune Reports automatically! Ask how!
Once Neptune has posted your game is over, the Host will clear your table & you can find another game to play!
Subs are allowed & will receive their tickets as if they were the original player. Advertise in lobby for a sub including table number & format.
If you Pre-Registered for the 2 BONUS Raffle Tickets & dont play the 5 required games those BONUS Tickets will become invalid.
EARNED Raffle Tickets are distributed to each player based on Neptunes Report. Earn up to 4 tickets per completed game.
Every game completed = win OR lose = 1 Raffle Ticket per player
if you also WIN your game = 1 Raffle ticket for each pard on the winning team
if you have a Final score of at least 500 points = 1 Raffle ticket for each pard on THAT team
if you WIN your game & the the opps are in the negative = 1 Raffle ticket for each pard on the winning team.
In addition to your EARNED tickets - your BONUS tickets are being calculated depending on format you play & your final scores.
See the 'Ticket Grid' for more info.
To be eligible for a prize you MUST COMPLETE at least 5 games of any combination of formats. SOUP format only counts as 1 game
Prize rules are listed under Prize Drawing.
Raffle Tickets are NOT transferrable between names/players but if you win a prize you may give it to someone else.
All our other standard tourney rules & SHG rules apply.
Table options should be set to: Score: 500 / -200 & Ties set to +2. All games are 8 hands except SOUP which is 26.
REG format is NDN. Please check each ALT format to see if DN is allowed. No Reneg.
Misbid or Misplay - If NO score, reseat. Otherwise misbidding/misplaying team please resign so win is registered for other team.
The remaining players on the table will receive the number of tickets they would have got if the game had ended at THAT exact point
SOUP players will still get the bonus tickets for the letter the game ended on.
Your score will be added to your total but there is no bonus for score difference on misbidding/misplaying tables.
WICKED JUSTICE:
All bids from the 1st hand will remain the same, rotating clockwise (to the left) each following hand.
Whatever the ORDER of the bidding is in 1st hand, it will continue that way for the rest of the game
Nils & DN are allowed.
Examples:
1st bidder bids 2, 2nd bidder bids 4, 3rd bidder bids 4 & 4th bidder bids 1.
The order of the bidding for EVERY hand from now on will be 2, 4, 4, 1
FIRST bidder will always bid 2, SECOND bidder will always bid 4, THIRD bidder will always bid 4 & FOURTH bidder will always bid 1
1st bidder bids NIL, 2nd bidder bids 1, 3rd bidder bids 5 & 4th bidder bids 6.
The order of the bidding for EVERY hand from now on will be NIL, 1, 5, 6
FIRST bidder will always bid NIL, SECOND bidder will always bid 1, THIRD bidder will always bid 5 & FOURTH bidder will always bid 6
NAUGHTY MIRRORS:
Same as reg mirrors but 1st bidder calls the suit to be bid on..
It could be clubs one hand, hearts the next & spades the hand after that
Bid will ALWAYS be 13 & spades are ALWAYS trump
Nils & DN are allowed for LAST BIDDER ONLY & 13 bid is showing on table
SLAVE SUICIDE:
Hand 1, one pard nil/DN the other bids 1, Hand 2, one pard nil/DN the other bids 2
Hand 3, one pard nil/DN the other bids 3, Hand 4, one pard ni/DN the other bids 4
Hand 5, one pard nil/DN the other bids 5, Hand 6, one pard nil/DN the other bids 6
Hand 7, one pard nil/DN the other bids 7, Hand 8, one pard nil/DN the other bids 8
Nils & DN are allowed
REFLECTIONS:
Bid the same amount your pard does but please DONT BID BEFORE YOUR PARD!
Nils & DN are allowed
NAUGHTY STRIP:
Same as reg strip but 1st bidder calls the suit to be bid on..
You can't play the suit called until you STRIP your hand of all the other suits 1st!!!
NOTE: If you win a trick because that suit was led & and you still have other suits.. you CAN NOT lead that suit back!
Nils & DN are allowed
VANITY:
This is a combo of 2 formats - Strip & Mirrors
You bid the number of spades you have (MIRRORS) But...
you play like STRIP (can't play spades until you STRIP your hand of all the other suits first).
Nils & DN are allowed for LAST BIDDER ONLY & 13 bid is showing on table
SUITS ME:
4 players.....4 suits
everyone picks a different suit & bids the amount of cards they have in that suit.
EXAMPLE: 1st bidder has 1st choice of suit, 2nd bidder has 2nd choice of suit,
3rd bidder has 3rd choice & last bidder MUST take the suit that is left.
Nils are allowed if you are void in the suit you choose. DN are NOT allowed.
every 1000
points of your accumulated game scores (win or lose)
every 500
points difference in winning/losing game scores (winners only)
Game ends on
Letter I, J, K, L, M, N, O or P
Game ends on
Letter Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, or X
Game ends on
Letter Y or Z
every 1500
points of your accumulated game scores (win or lose)
every 500
points difference in winning/losing game scores (winners only)
Number of Raffle
Tickets you'll receive
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
A Secret Table is apre-determined table that will give EACH player who sits on it 1 BONUS Raffle Ticket (provided they complete their game)
ANY table can be a Secret Table.
There are 6 Secret Tables
in each Section for both ALT & REG formats. There are 3 Secret tables in the SOUP Table section.
Once ALL the Secret Tables have been found in each
format section, new tables numbers will be picked & same numbers may
repeat.
Just prior to the start of ins a list of secret tables will be emailed to myself & will be available after the event ends.
Within 24 hours of the event ending, a COMPLETE List of Players &
their Raffle Ticket Numbers will be available for ALL to view!
A search function will also be available so you can see only YOUR
own tickets for copying or printing.
The Prize Drawing will be on
Friday, April.27th starting @ approx.
5:30p PST on Table 20 in the Spades Regatta Room