

After teams are decided amongst the players, the dealer passes out 12 cards if there are 4 players, 8 cards if there are 6 players and 6 cards if there are 8 players. If there are 3 players and pass cards is disabled, players get 16 cards if pass cards are enabled, players get 15 cards.įor a double deck with 4 players, Pinochle is played with an 80 card deck containing four sets of Aces through 10s the dealer passes out 20 cards. For a double deck with 6 or 8 players, Pinochle is played with a 96 card deck containing four sets of Aces through 9s for 6 players the dealer passes out 16 cards and for 8 players the dealer passes out 12 cards. The players take turns in naming their bid, starting with the dealer and going clockwise. If the first Pinochle has been broken to use the cards for tricks, then the second Pinochle only scores 40 points.A player can raise the bid by 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 points at a time. If a player melds a Pinochle and later adds on to make a Double Pinochle, they only score an additional 260 points instead of 300.For example, if you meld a Royal Marriage and later add the Ace, 10, and Jack or trumps for a Run, you only score an additional 110 points instead of 150. You don't score the same number of points for adding to a meld to create a new meld as you would if the original meld was made to begin with.You cannot, however, add another King of Hearts to make a second Marriage. For example: If a player melds a marriage in Hearts, he can later add three Kings for Kings Around or three Queens for Queens Around. You can use a card in more than one meld as long as it is used to make a different kind of meld.You can only meld after winning a trick.

Here are some tips to better explain the rules of melding: For example: Double Kings Around = 160 points.) All other “double” melds simply count twice.

This means that you score your points by winning tricks and by laying your cards down in sets (melds). This game is a trick-taking, meld-making, draw game. The card ranking is different than in other card games: Ace (high), 10, King, Queen, Jack, and 9. It is-like the name suggests-played by two people. Two-Handed Pinochle is the original version of the game.
