Spades.net is a free spades card game you play right here in your browser, against three computer players who know what they are doing. The game above fills your whole screen, you don't download or install anything and you never need an account. Pick a level, deal the cards and you're playing spades online within ten seconds.
We rebuilt the game from scratch after two years of emails from players. Every rule is now exactly the way you know it from the kitchen table: you follow the suit of the first card, spades can't be led until they are broken, ten bags cost you a hundred points and nil is worth a hundred either way. And if you learned a different house rule, the settings let you change it.
Your partner and your two opponents are always equally strong, and you choose how strong. The Casual table knows the rules and plays sensibly. Skilled players count every card and notice when you are out of a suit. At the Master table each computer player plays out over a hundred possible deals before every single card, and wins around three games out of four against the Skilled level. None of them ever peeks at your hand: they see their own cards and the cards on the table, exactly like you. That is also why your partner covers your nil properly and never trumps in by accident.
The table resizes itself to whatever screen you have. On a phone your thirteen cards sit in two rows so nothing gets tiny, on a big monitor the cards are large and crisp, and turning your tablet sideways just rearranges the table. If you like bigger numbers, switch on the large-print deck or the four-colour deck in the settings. Your game is saved in your browser, so you can close the page and pick up the same hand tomorrow.
There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for. Because the game runs entirely in your browser, it also works as a spades unblocked game on networks where downloadable games don't. Play a quick game to 200 during a break, or go all the way to 500 with nil and blind nil switched on. Either way, Spades.net is free, and it stays that way.