And it's good to play a practice hand or two to get the concepts down. I'll try to explain the rules, but this is very long and is best done with a deck of cards to use as a visual aide. The 10 for whatever reason is the second strongest card in a suit behind the A. And the order I just put them in is the order of strength. The most common variations come from scoring or playing doubledeck.įor those that don't know a Pinochle deck is 48 cards. Common ways of playing are 3-handed (cut throat) or 4-handed (partners). Everytime there are at least 3 of us together there is a Pinochle game going. I've been playing Pinochle fairly regulary for about 15 years. No variation of Pinochle that I know involves shooting the moon.
Also any advice on learning the game would be good too. I was wondering if anyone knew of a website that would be useful to a Pinochle novice such as myself. There was talk in the directions of melds, point systems, and all kinds of crazy stuff. So I'd like to ask the Ars collective if they knew anything about Pinochle. It seems like one of those games that someone else would have to teach you. As I read further and further though, the directions seemed like they were written in Chinese. Well I read the basic rules and it seemed similar in some aspects to Euchre. I had never played Pinochle before so I didn't realize that the deck wouldn't have any cards under nine in it. Well when I got home, I realized that I had bought a Bicycle Pinochle deck of cards.
Now I always remember Bicycle cards being some of the most well-made cards I had ever used so when I was at a local gas station I picked up a pack of Bicycle playing cards. I had a deck of old cards I used to play poker with, but it's all old and nasty, so I set out to get myself a new deck. I recently got into the card game Euchre. Can NOT be used for normal card games.Ok this is going to sound bad, er well probably. Note these are NOT standard playing cards. Senior centers, larger groups or those who enjoy a clean deck of cards. Perfect for tournaments, taverns, assisted living, This is a bundle of 6 (SIX) decks of Pinochle cards. Rules for these versions can be found in most playing card game books. There are several variations to Pinochle including four-handed, racehorse, auction and partnership. Only one or two decks of cards needed to play this game. Pinochle has a reasonable level of strategy. Often played with groups of adults as a very social game.
(Pinochle has some similarity to whist, hearts and spades.) It is an all-around great family card game for ages 8 and up. It involves winning the trick on each roundĪnd melding certain combinations of cards which have point value. Pinochle is one of the all time favorite North American card games. Also works great in low light situations like camping. Large Index Numbers (that means slightly larger than normal numbers.) Large numbers are a delight for anyone who wears eye-glasses. Standard playing card size 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches wide (as opposed to bridge width which is slightly narrower.) These are US Playing Card Brand, Premium Quality, Bicycle Brand, Plastic Coated playing cards. Example two - 9 of diamonds, two - 9 of spades, two - 9 of clubs, two - 9 of hearts. Consist of 2 each number of each suit from 9 through Ace. (there are NO 2's, 3', 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's or 8's in Pinochle decks.) 48 cards in a Pinochle Deck. Pinochle Playing Cards are suitable for ONLY the game of Pinochle. There are three decks with red backs and three decks with blue backings. This is a bundle of 6 decks of Pinochle playing cards.