How to Find the Rules for the Pinochle Card Game
Pinochle is a card game that uses a deck of 48 cards, with two duplicate cards of each rank in the four suits. The name pinochle actually refers to a group of games invented in the mid-19th century, according to the book "Hoyle's Rules of Games." Players draw cards from a shuffled deck, with different card combinations giving different point values. The winner is the first to reach a designated number of points, such as 1,000. When you get together with a group of players, you will want to agree on what variation of pinochle you'll play, such as single-deck, double-deck or three-player. After you obtain the rules for pinochle, your group will have a common reference. You can find the rules for pinochle in a card games book or on website devoted to card games.
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Instructions
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Obtain a book, such as "Hoyle's Rules of Games," "Card Games For Dummies," or "Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games" (see Resources).
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Turn to the section that covers pinochle card games. You may find pinochle listed in the book's table of contents or index. If there is no index or table of contents, the games may be listed in alphabetical order, so turn to the "P" section of the book. Read the descriptions of the game's variations and rules.
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Go to a card game website, such as The House of Cards (see Resources). Click on the link for "Pinochle," or use the site's search box to search for the word "Pinochle" to open the page that lists the rules for different variations of the game. Print out the rules so you can have them handy while playing when away from the computer, or during a power outage.
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