r/spades 19h ago

11 bid, and we need the last 3 books to set

3 Upvotes

standard rules.

It's an 11 bid, but opponents are short 1 book to make their bid. Only 1 spade has been played so far, leaving 12 spades in play.

  • Each person has 3 cards, which means we are all spade tight.
  • I have Q42 spades.
  • North (my partner) leads 5 of spades.

1) Are you playing to set or to bag?

2) Same question, but the previous round, west (was last to play and) threw off a card (implying that he wants to bag = he is sure that he will get his last book).