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From left to right, my father, my grandfather, and my uncle playing 3-handed Pinochle, Christmas 1949.  Photo taken by my mother.  I still have that card table!  (And yes, one of those stockings hanging by the fireplace is mine.)
Double Pinochle - 300 points
Pinochle - 40 points
My wife and our "good luck charm" get ready to take the next trick
Rank Order of Cards: A-10-K-Q-J-9
1990 Bicycle two decks box front
Owen doesn't find Pinochle particularly exciting.
American Gaigel & Pinochle deck with German Württemberg pattern - Aces & back side americanized
In the movies, it was always Poker. In real life, it was Pinochle!  …with Fundador Spanish brandy at $1.29 a gallon!
My rough meld cheat sheet

Pinochle (1864)

Players
2–4
Best: 4
Playing time
45–45 min
Age
10+
6.88
Average rating
1,190
Ratings
2.31/5
Weight
#3634
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Binokel +13 more
Designer:(Uncredited)
Publisher:F.X. Schmid +11 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 9, Complexity 4.6, Theme 5
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction9.0
Complexity4.6
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameTrick-takingAuction / BiddingTeam-Based GameMelding and Splaying

Overview

Classic trick taking card game in which players bid how many points they will score for the right to set trump, then have to make their bid to get their points. Pinochle is played with a modified standard deck. It consists of a 48 card deck with all 2-8's removed and two of each other card (a Pinochle deck can be made by combining two 52 card decks and removing all 2-8's).

Pinochle has several unique elements not found in other trick taking games: - Before playing the hands, players form melds (runs, marriages, pinochle, sets) which are added to their score. - Played with a double (and sometimes quadruple) deck of cards: A 10 K Q J 9 - Players are required to trump when void and over trump if they can.

The original version of Pinochle is a two-handed version which is derived from the virtually identical Bezique.

The game was modified for more players with several popular variants including Partnership Pinochle, Partnership Auction Pinochle, and Double Pack Pinochle (Partnership).

(The origin date listed for this game is approximate.)

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