Method of playing a game using cards and tokens

Abstract

The game of spades is played with teams using a standard deck of 52 cards comprised of 13 cards in each of four different suits without the use of wild cards, the cards being shuffled and dealt equally to each of the players of the game. The players then bid, in turn, indicating to all participants the number of tricks they intend to take during the play of the hand. If excess tricks are taken, each excess trick is given a “bag” to the team gaining the extra trick. This invention adds tokens to indicate the bid of each player in the game, and additional tokens to indicate the number of acquired “bags” of each partnership, in clear view of all players in the game.

1 . This invention embodies a method of playing the card game of Spades using cards and tokens and is specifically geared for four human players in the same physical location. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  which utilizes tokens to visually display the numerical bid of each individual player for each hand played. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  which utilizes tokens to visually display the number of bags acquired by each team during the game.