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How to Play Double Deck Pinochle

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While a standard Pinochle deck consists of 48 cards, double deck Pinochle expands it to 80, allowing for greater melding possibilities. Double deck Pinochle is generally played in game variants using more than the four standard players, but can ... more »

How to Play Pinochle

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Pinochle is a card game played with 48 cards rather than the standard 52. You have eight 9s, 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces--two for each suit. The order of the cards is the same except a 10 is the second highest card right after the Ace. ... more »

How to Play Single Deck Pinochle

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Pinochle is a trick-taking card game played, in its standard form, with three individual players or four players partnered into groups of two. It evolved from the 17th-century French card game Bezique, which to this day remains a virtually ... more »

How to Download Pinochle Shareware

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Pinochle shareware allows users to link with other Pinochle players online so games can be played over the Internet in real time. Frequently, sites that offer Pinochle shareware also have chat forums where Pinochle enthusiasts can share tips and ... more »

How to Participate in a Pinochle Tournament

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Because of its team-oriented four-player nature, Pinochle is a card game that lends itself exceptionally well to tournament play. Many competitive Pinochle players enjoy the thrill (and prizes) that come with besting quality opposition at a ... more »

How to Play Four Handed Pinochle

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Four handed pinochle, known as airplane pinochle is the fastest of single deck pinochle card games. A party of four can enjoy multiple games of high scoring hands. Surely your partner will send you that one card you need for a run; if he has it. ... more »

How to Play Three Handed Pinochle

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While standard Pinochle is a team game consisting of two teams of four players, a three-player variant, in which each player competes individually, is also popular. Unlike regular Pinochle, it uses a "widow" of leftover cards. The widow ... more »

How to Play Two Handed Pinochle

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Pinochle is usually a four-player game played in two teams of two players each. However, a two handed variant is also popular, pitting a single opponent against another. In fact, Pinochle was originally a two-player game derived directly from the ... more »

How to Score Tricks in Pinochle

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A game of Pinochle is divided into three phases: the auction (which determines the trump suit), melding (which combines cards together to win predetermined point values for players) and trick-taking. During the trick-taking portion of the game, a ... more »

How to Understand Classic Card Games

By Joe Andrews

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This article describes the "Top Twenty" classic card games played in North America. There are plenty of resources for learning more about these card games. The Internet is a gold mine for facilitating research on any topic. Then there are the ... more »

How to Win at Clue Almost Every Time

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Clue is a classic 50-year-old detective game. You can get the upper hand by quickly eliminating some of the 324 possible combinations of "whodunit with what and where.".. more »

How to Join a Pinochle Forum

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A Pinochle forum is an online community where card enthusiasts can share tips and strategy, meet like-minded people and enjoy discussions about their passion for Pinochle. Thanks to the worldwide popularity of Pinochle, there is certainly no ... more »

How to Join a Pinochle League

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Improve your Pinochle play by playing competitively as much as possible. One of the best ways to enjoy regular competitive play is to join a Pinochle league. Because of the widespread popularity of Pinochle, leagues can be found in communities ... more »

How to Score a Hand in Pinochle

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Pinochle is a card came in which bids are made and tricks are taken. The game is played with a deck of 48 cards. The game can be played with 2, 3 or 4 players and involves three phases: the bid, melding and play... more »

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