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Spades for Winners (Paperback)

by Steve Fleishman (Author)

3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Spades for Winners is an instructive and entertaining how-to guide to the popular card game Spades. Written by the leading authority on the game, the book demonstrates technique and strategy, and includes emphasis on everyone's weakness, trump management. The book contains information on Internet play and Rules & Options. This is the complete book of Spades.

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Steve Fleishman created a stir in the Spades world with his brilliant Master Spades website. For the first time, Spades players could see the game as it should be played. The forceful, aggressive style of play gives the opponents no time to relax or to recover from a mistake. For competitive players, this approach is far superior to the popular alternative, the bagging strategy.

"Spades for Winners" presents Spade theory that is far ahead of its time but will soon become mainstream. Ideas such as weakening your opponents' trumps appear in print for the first time. Learn when it is correct to lead spades and why this is a particularly powerful stroke.

This book gets beginners off on the right foot. Starting with a simple bidding system that is every bit as effective as the complex systems, the author takes the reader on a tour of basic strategy and card play. Experienced players will benefit particularly from the chapters on those topics that are the weaknesses of virtually every Spades player - nil defense and trump management. Scores of full-deal examples demonstrate every principle, each one bound to lead you to improved play.

"Spades for Winners" is not all hard labor. There's a great deal of fun in these pages - a great deal of fascination and absorbing reading. For the Spades player, there is no other book like this one.

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Product Details

Paperback: 344 pages
Publisher: Master Spades; 1st edition (October 28, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097143400X
ISBN-13: 978-0971434004
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,667,075 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent spades strategy book, January 31, 2002

By A Customer

I knew from the first minutes of reading this authors spades tips that I had found the book that I wanted.

I had previously purchased 2 different spades books and found them very disappointing. I was already a good, experienced, spades player and was not interested in studying the obvious and rehashing beginning spades techniques.

This book offered me expert spades strategy that I could immediately put to use. He very effectively taught me how to be an agressive, smart, competitor. My skills quickly advanced. Now I can honestly say that I am not just a good spades player, but an advanced spades player. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about learning how to play with the best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incomparable, February 18, 2002

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To sum up this book in one simple line, "Spades for Winners" is incomparable. Now there is finally a book that covers every facet of the game through expert analysis and an aggressive approach. Steve Fleishman has blown away the Spading community with a far superior exposition on Spade theory. To even try and compare other books with this cutting edge book is akin to comparing a top expert in any field with a novice. Such a comparison does not do the book justice!

Fleishman begins with a simple yet superior bidding system and then progresses through beginner and intermediate play of the hand. Every hand is treated with a thorough analysis explaining each technique. Particular attention is given to trump management -- a subject that has been neglected in all other literature on Spades.

The beginner can read this book without being overwhelmed. Fleishman presents Spades theory in such a way that it is easy to absorb while also providing keen analysis. If you want to learn how the very few elite players play this game, buy this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A really helpful spades book, February 15, 2002

By	Cherokee Turner (Muskogee Okla) - See all my reviews

This is really a great book for the spades player. I
never knew there was so much about spades. I have been
playing for about five years and thought it was a very
simple game and there was nothing left to learn. Wow was
I wrong. One of the things that really impresed me was
that Fleishman explained the secret of making high-level
bids. I always was afraid to bid too high but not any
more.

If I had to find something negative to say it would be
that the author sometimes is way ahead of me. I didn't
use to count the cards. But now I am making the effort
and it is paying off. I advise others not to bother
with any of the other spades books they are only for
beginners. This is the one for serius spades players.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm...
The prices being asked for Steve's books, this one and *Master Spades*, are grossly inflated. Go to his website (google Master Spades)and buy them separately, or for the combined... Read more

Published 11 months ago by KatyRose O'Day

4.0 out of 5 stars For beginners and young intermediate players
If you're past the young intermediate stage of spades, you might find this book just a repeat of what you already know. Read more

Published on July 16, 2006 by Shana

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not that great!
This book has some pretty decent parts. I never knew anything about the origins of the game. The bidding section is good. Duplicate sounds like a real good variation. Read more

Published on March 18, 2004 by mort harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, excellent Beginner/Intermediate level book
The authors other book "Master Spades" is for advanced players. This book is targeted towards beginner and intermediate level players. Read more

Published on August 30, 2002 by Brandon Einhorn

4.0 out of 5 stars For Players Looking to Improve
Spades for Winners begins with a brief history and overview of the game of spades, and then offers a simple yet sound bidding system that is easy to understand, and just as... Read more

Published on June 24, 2002 by John Serokman

2.0 out of 5 stars Very confusing and hard to understand...
"Spades for Winners" is very long, very difficult to read, and very boring. I am 12 years old, trying to learn the game of Spades. Read more

Published on April 11, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars An superb book for beginner & seasoned Bridge Players!
"Spades For Winners" is a really neat book, and an excellent primer for the novice and experienced Bridge player. Read more

Published on April 7, 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars THE BEAT GOES ON!
Steve Fleishman has announced (at his web site) a sequel to his first book (Spades For Winners".) The newest book is called "Master Spades". Read more

Published on March 30, 2002 by Raymond Benson

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Presented
This book covers the beginner-intermediate stages of the game in a very concise, clear manner. I was very pleased with how Fleishman didn't attempt to make generalized statements... Read more

Published on March 21, 2002 by Nicole Llido

2.0 out of 5 stars For Experts Only!
"Spades For Winners" is written with the expert in mind. For those who play on an advanced level, this is the book for you. Read more

Published on March 19, 2002 by Thomas Jackson

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