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Pinochle 101 – A Beginners Tutorial on Pinochle Basics

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Pinochle is one of the most fun and challenging card games in the world. Much like Poker, it requires skill in estimating probabilities, strong instincts on when to be cautious or when to take risks, and an ability to read your opponents to gauge the strength or weakness of their hands. However, Pinochle requires deeper analysis and more strategy than Poker. Perhaps one could say Pinochle is to Poker as Chess is Checkers. If you enjoy the mechanics of Poker, but think you’re ready to try something more thought-provoking, Pinochle is definitely worth checking out. There are many different variations of Pinochle and many players have their own unique rules and preferences for how to play. In this introduction, we’ll start with covering the basics…

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Cutthroat Pinochle: Basic Winning Strategies

Cutthroat

In Cutthroat Pinochle, there are no partnerships; it’s every man for themselves. Cutthroat is usually played with three players and can be played with either single deck or double deck. The primary objective it to maximize points for yourself, and the secondary goal is to prevent your opponents from making their bids so they lose points instead of gaining points. To begin, the dealer shuffles the deck and deals out the entire deck to each player, 3 cards at a time if single deck or 5 cards at a time if double deck. Usually the last 3 cards left get placed face down into the “kitty” in the center of the tables. Bidding Strategies After all cards are dealt, players examine their cards and proceed…

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Partners Pinochle with 4-Card Pass: Basic Winning Strategies

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In the United States and Canada, perhaps the most popular style of Pinochle is four players with partners and 4-card passing. This is the variation featured here on this site. In this form of the game there are two 2-person teams playing against one another. Whichever team wins the bidding gets to choose the trump and exchange 4 cards with their partner. Each player gets points for the melds in their individual hand, and then each player’s points are combined with their partner’s. Similarly, each player earns trick points for pointer cards taken (Aces, Tens, and Kings). At the end of the hand each player’s trick points are combined with their partner’s and added to their meld score. If the high-bidding team makes their bid…

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Pinochle Glossary: Definitions of Common Terms Used in Pinochle

100 Aces: refers to a meld consisting of four Aces, one of each suit. This meld is also referred to as Aces Around. Depending on the scoring method, this meld is worth either 10 or 100 meld points. 40 Jacks or 400 Jacks: refers to a meld consisting of four Jacks, one of each suit. This meld is also referred to as Jacks Around. Depending on the scoring method, this meld is worth either 4 or 40 meld points. 80 Kings or 800 Kings: refers to a meld consisting of four Kings, one of each suit. This meld is also referred to as Kings Around. Depending on the scoring method, this meld is worth either 8 or 80 meld points. 60 Queens or 600 Queens:…

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How to Play Online Pinochle with a Friend

If you ever want to play Pinochle or Cutthroat Pinochle with one or more friends, you can create a custom table and send them a code to join and play with you online. You can play with friends using either our mobile app or playing online on the web. You don’t have to have enough players to fill the table. Following instructions below, you can add bots to fill any empty seats at the table. 1. Launch the Pinochle or Cutthroat Pinochle app on your mobile device or login to Pinochle.net and Browse Tables to choose which type of Pinochle you want to play. 2. Click the New Game Button, and then click on Play Online. 3. Click on the Invite Friends button at the…

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How to Schedule a Private Game With Friends

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In our September 2024 Pinochle app release (5.2.0) we introduced a new feature to allow you to schedule a private game and send invites to friends from within the app. You can select the time and date, customize table game options, and send an invite to three friends. We also added a calendar so you can keep track of your scheduled games and see the status of which players accepted or declined the invite. Note: this feature is currently only available in the Pinochle app; we haven’t made this available yet for Cutthroat or on the web. We are testing to see how well this is received and may consider adding/expanding on this in the future. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the steps and…

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How to Change Background and Cards in Pinochle App

Pinochle Choose Custom Background

Did you know in the Pinochle app and Cutthroat Pinochle app you can choose a custom background and card faces. Here’s how: 1. Click on the Options button from the main menu 2. Click on the Background button at the bottom of the Options screen 3. Select a custom background 4. Select custom cards back 5. Select custom cards face 6. Enjoy playing Pinochle with your custom background and cards See a video of this tutorial on our YouTube channel

How to View the Game Log in Pinochle or Cutthroat Pinochle

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Pinochle is primarily a strategy game but it also requires a good memory, especially when your playing double deck. It can be hard to remember if all 4 Aces were thrown, how many Spades are left, what did the other players show in the melds? Thankfully, you don’t have keep track of all that in your head all the time. Need a little help? Check the Game Log. You can back and review all the events that happened throughout the game. See all the tricks that were thrown. Go back and review melds. When you done playing you can back and review the whole game. Here’s a quick tutorial to show you how to use the Game Log. 1. While your playing Pinochle or Cutthroat…

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How to Submit a Penalty Appeal in Pinochle

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If you ever receive an unfair penalty and you think it was not your fault, please follow these instructions to submit a penalty appeal. Penalties are intended to discourage people from quitting an online game without finishing. This can be really annoying for other players who have to wait for the system to replace you with a bot. It’s bad online gaming etiquette. If you do this, you will receive a penalty, your rank will be decreased and if you have too many penalties you will not be able to join certain tables, and other players may block you. Penalties are only temporary and will be removed automatically after several days if there are no further infractions. However, there are times when the system may…

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Why Pinochle is a Popular Card Game in Prisons

In many American prisons, Pinochle holds a unique place as a popular pastime among inmates. Its appeal can be traced back to a combination of factors, including the availability of Pinochle decks, its strategic depth, and the game’s social benefits in an environment where both mental engagement and camaraderie are highly valued. Let’s explore what makes Pinochle a favored game behind bars. According to Reuters in 2010, reputed mobster Carmine Persico, aka “The Snake”, was often seen hanging out in prison with the Wall Street scam artist Bernard Madoff. The duo allegedly loved to play Pinochle with the other convicted mobsters and one up each other with stories of how they once ran the city from their very different worlds. In August of 1997, Daniel…

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