What the hell just happened?

[beachguy in thongs]

Spades is almost the same, except the person to the left of the dealer, goes first. If you don't have a card of the 'proper' suit, you can throw a spade, which beats all suits.

[Canadabis]

been like 4 years since i played euchre...you have 2 teams of 2, you try to win "tricks" by having the highest card value, going from 2-ace and spade-hearts as usual, there are other rules trying to member....
its pretty basic, you lay it to a number of games won, like 7 or something, so its faster paced.

[beachguy in thongs]

You try to get 'books', meaning the entire hand.

[Canadabis]

Spades is almost the same, except the person to the left of the dealer, goes first. If you don't have a card of the 'proper' suit, you can throw a spade, which beats all suits.

You want to get more cards, or make someone else take them?

[beachguy in thongs]

So, where are you from? Gotta be somewhere else, if you don't know spades.

[beachguy in thongs]

Opposite of Hearts, you want them.

[likemclever]

man, I missed a lot....I played spades in the military.....but it would take me a bit to get warmed up.......we also played spades with partners.....I think

[Canadabis]

you count point in books, like you want to win individual hands? or you want all the cards of one suit?

[beachguy in thongs]

You have to play with partners. Welcome back!

[beachguy in thongs]

The highest card of the round, takes the hand and counts it as a book. Before the hand, after you get your cards, you and your partner guess how many books you'll get.