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2 - 7 players
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Introduction Spar is a popular game from Ghana. It is a trick-taking game without trumps, in which the object is to win the last trick. Spar is usually played by 2, 3 or 4 players, but it is possible for up to 7 to play. The game uses 35 cards from a standard international 52-card pack, the cards of each suit ranking from high to low: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, but the Ace of Spades is normally not used, so the highest card in that suit is the King. Play Whoever played the highest card of the suit that the first player led is the winner of the trick. The cards played are not gathered in but remain in a face up pile. The winner of the trick leads any card from hand to begin the next trick, playing it face up on top of the pile, and once again the other players must each play a card: this must be the same suit as the card that was led if possible, otherwise any card. This continues until five tricks have been played. Scoring Whoever wins the fifth and last trick wins the hand and scores: 3 points if the winning card is a 6; 2 points if the winning card is a 7; 1 point for winning with any other card - 8 or higher. The winner of the hand deals the next hand, and therefore plays last to the first trick of the next hand. The session continues for as long as the players wish - there is no fixed number of deals or target score that ends the session. Variations Two other versions of this game exists: Jeu de Carte, which is played in Benin, and Sipa, a game played in Togo. Both share similar rules however. Jeu de Carte It is played with 31 cards (all the cards from Ace down to Seven except the Ace of Spades). Players play their cards in front of them, rather than in a single pile in the centre. A player who is unable to follow suit to a trick plays his card face down. The score is 1 point for winning the last trick, or 2 if it is won with a Seven. The game is played until an agreed number of points is gained, often 24. Sipa The rules are identical to Jeu de Carte with the exception of Scoring: Whoever wins the fifth and last trick wins the hand and scores: 6 points if the winning player wins the last three tricks with 7’s 4 points if the winning player wins the last two tricks with 7’s 2 points if the winning card is a 7; 1 point for winning the last trick with any other card - 8 or higher. The winner is the player who is the first to score 10 or more points - or the players may agree on some other target score, such as 6, 12 or 24 points.

Overall Statistics for Tyranorex's Gaming Group

Total Games Played: 49
Average Players Per Game 5.8

Win/Loss Statistics for Tyranorex's Gaming Group

Badges Name   NemePoints   Total Games   Avg. NemePoints   Wins / Losses % Won  
Andre Juteau 344  49 7.00 
13
36
26 %
Laurent Juteau 293  46 6.00 
13
33
28 %
Louis Cloutier 250  47 5.00 
10
37
21 %
Nathalie Juteau 233  49 5.00 
8
41
16 %
Francine St-Onge 170  46 4.00 
3
43
6 %
Christine Thibault 152  32 5.00 
2
30
6 %
Nicole Renaud 40  9 4.00 
1
8
11 %
Audrey Juteau 31  4 8.00 
1
3
25 %
Audrey The winner 19  3 6.00 
0
3
0 %

    Last 5 Played Games for Tyranorex's Gaming Group

    Date Played Result
    3/15/2025
    1st Laurent Juteau (180 game points scored)
    11 
    2nd Andre Juteau (168 game points scored)
    3rd Nathalie Juteau (149 game points scored)
    4th Louis Cloutier (132 game points scored)
    5th Francine St-Onge (99 game points scored)
    3/15/2025
    1st Laurent Juteau (165 game points scored)
    11 
    2nd Louis Cloutier (139 game points scored)
    3rd Nathalie Juteau (135 game points scored)
    4th Francine St-Onge (131 game points scored)
    5th Andre Juteau (99 game points scored)
    3/15/2025
    1st Francine St-Onge (169 game points scored)
    11 
    2nd Louis Cloutier (165 game points scored)
    3rd Andre Juteau (162 game points scored)
    4th Laurent Juteau (138 game points scored)
    5th Nathalie Juteau (136 game points scored)
    3/15/2025
    1st Louis Cloutier (157 game points scored)
    11 
    2nd Laurent Juteau (151 game points scored)
    3rd Andre Juteau (129 game points scored)
    4th Francine St-Onge (120 game points scored)
    5th Nathalie Juteau (108 game points scored)
    10/26/2024
    1st Laurent Juteau (129 game points scored)
    13 
    2nd Francine St-Onge (109 game points scored)
    3rd Andre Juteau (107 game points scored)
    4th Louis Cloutier (105 game points scored)
    4th Nathalie Juteau (105 game points scored)
    6th Christine Thibault (104 game points scored)