All matches are played to set point total or time limit, whichever occurs first.

1. Round Robin Matches = 300 or 350 points: 30 minutes

2. Semi-Finals Matches = 500 points: 45 minutes

3. Finals Matches = 500 points: No time limit

• Matches to 300 or 350 Points: 2 sets = Match Loss • Matches to 500 Points: 3 sets = Match Loss

Sandbags will be tracked but WILL NOT be counted toward your final score i.e. “bid 5, get 7” is 50 points not 52 points.

• Matches to 300 or 350 Points = 7 sandbag limit
• Matches to 500 Points = 10 sandbag limit.
• Reaching a sandbag limit DOES NOT count as a set.

Blind bids are allowed but limited based on match point total.

• Blind bids start at a minimum of (7) books.
• Matches to 300 or 350 Points: (1) Maximum blind bid

• Matches to 500 Points: (2) Maximum blind bids

First player to deal is decided by who picks the first diamond or highest spade.

No displaying or turning over cards during the deal and/or cutting process.

No Spades and/or face cards is not considered a misdeal.

The first hand DOES NOT bid itself. All hands will be bid on and scoring rules applied accordingly.

The minimum bid for any team during any hand is “board” or 4 books.

The dealing team gets the final bid each hand.

Spades cannot be played until first used as a cut card.

All books must be stacked separately, in the order won, by one player per team, per round. No mixing the order of books won for any reason.

Winning a hand during any match with a “BOSTON” (winning all 13 books) is an automatic win.

A renege challenge during any hand negates (3) books from the team’s final book count who loses the challenge.

A player cannot be FORCED to renege.

Bidding 10 books or more and winning your bid wins your team double the points i.e. 10 for 200 etc

FIRST 7 - Any team who wins the first 7 consecutive books of any hand receives an extra 100 points for that hand in addition to their points bid on.

No cross-boarding: spoken words, gestures, coded language, coaching partner at any point while cards are in play.

No side conversations with and/or assistance from spectators about any match during that match.

All scoring rules are applied automatically and applied retroactively if necessary.

No Nil bidding.

No texting and/or talking on the phone while cards are in play. This includes the wearing of any bluetooth headset device.

Any team caught cheating will be disqualified..