Championship Spades Pro 6.40 - User Guide and FAQ

Scoring

Basic Scoring

In all variations, the default values are as follows: For bids made, each trick is worth 10 points and each overtrick is worth 1 point. For bids not made (or being SET), each trick is worth a negative 10 points. Overtricks are accumulated as bags. After 10 bags, 100 points is subtracted from your score. Nils won are 100 points, while Nils lost are a negative 100 points.

Above this, various bonuses can be awarded, such as getting EXACTLY what you bid, bidding and winning 10 or more tricks (sometimes called a 10 for 200), and getting all of the tricks (called a Slam). At the end of each hand, you only receive ONE bonus and/or penalty, whichever is greater.

Blind bids are worth double what a standard bid is worth (i.e. Blind Nil is worth 200 points, a bid of 5 is worth 100 points). If playing with a partner, the partner's hand is scored according to regular values and not doubled.

For details on popular variations supported and their scoring, please see the Game Play & Scoring Variations section of this help file.

After all tricks are played, Championship Spades Pro calculates the score for the current hand and displays a brief description in the scoring summary dialog. From this dialog you can save, print, or report the current hand as a misplay. You can also replay the hand to try an alternative strategy.