7/23/2023 0 Comments Pinochle deck of cards![]() If playing with this option, 11 cards are dealt to each player and 4 cards are placed in the kitty (15 cards dealt and a 3-card kitty in the 3-player game). Trickster Pinochle offers an option to play with a kitty (single deck only). In the 4-player double deck game, 20 cards are dealt to each player. When playing without a kitty, all 48 cards are dealt: 12 cards to each of 4 players (or 16 cards to each of 3 players in the 3-player game). Note that the 10 is elevated to a position just below the Ace.ĭouble deck Pinochle uses an 80-card deck consisting of 4 cards per rank of rank 10 through Ace. The order of ranks from top to bottom are A, 10, K, Q, J, and 9. Pinochle is played with a 48-card deck consisting of 2 cards per rank of ranks 9 through Ace. (More on meld values and card point values below.) The Deck In modern scoring, bids increment by 1 and all the classic meld values are divided by 10. Trickster Pinochle offers two scoring styles we call “Classic” and “Modern.” In classic scoring, bids are multiples of 10 and meld such as Aces Around are worth 100 points (often called “100 Aces”). The game has three phases: bidding, melding, and trick taking. It is a trick taking and melding game where players score points by capturing cards worth points (“counters”) and by forming combinations of cards into meld. Trickster Pinochle is an implementation of single-deck partnership auction pinochle (a game option offers single round bidding).
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