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Pinochle
Partners

Bid boldly, build your meld, and trust your partner in a complete single-player game of classic partnership Pinochle.

♣ 48-card deck♦ 3-card exchange♠ Play to 150

Table guide

How to play

01

Bid the number of points your partnership can make. The high bidder names trump and exchanges three cards with their partner.

02

Runs, marriages, arounds, pinochles, and trump nines score before trick play. Cards may count in more than one meld family.

03

Follow suit and beat the current card if you can. If void, play trump when possible. Aces, tens, and kings are each worth one point.

04

The bidding team needs meld plus trick points equal to its bid. Making it scores the hand; failing subtracts the bid. First team to 150 wins.

Run in trump15

Royal marriage4

Marriage2

Pinochle Q♠ + J♦4

Aces around10

K / Q / J around8 / 6 / 4

Nine of trump1

Last trick1