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In card games, a meld is a set of matching cards, typically three or more, that earn a player points and/or allow them to deplete their hand. [1] Melds typically come in sequences of ascending cards belonging to the same suit known as runs ( 8 ♠ 9 ♠ 10 ♠ ) or sets/groups of cards of identical rank ( 8 ♠ 8 ♣ 8 ♥ ).
Pinochle is thought to have two possible origins. One is that it is a cousin of Binokel, with both games evolving from the game of bezique. [2] [verification needed] A second alternative is that pinochle actually developed from the Swiss and, later, South German game of Binocle or Binokel, [3] which in turn is a descendant of bezique.
Only one meld can be declared per trick won. Scores for these are written immediately. The list of melds and their scores are listed in the table above. Note that a card used in one meld cannot be played in the same meld later on. For example, K ♣ married to Q ♣ cannot later be married to the second Q ♣. However, it can be used for a ...
A meld of 7 ♣ 7 ♦ 7 ♥, A ♣ A ♦ A ♥ 2 ♦ would score 95 points and can be played. Note that both initial melds can be played if the team's total score is below 1500, and that neither can be played if the team's total score is 3000 or higher. The minimum meld requirement for a team which has a negative score is 15.
Pinochle has many popular scoring variants usually based on point values for face cards and Aces, while pip cards score no points. In French tarot, all cards have a value including a half-point, and are traditionally scored in pairs of a high-value and a low-value card which results in a whole-point value for the pair.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Sometimes game book authors or tournament organisers may lay down specific misdeal rules in e.g. Pinochle ...
In Pinochle, you play with four players (including yourself) and a 48-card deck. In order to score points, you by taking tricks and forming combinations of cards into melds.
Bidding is the process in many card games, such as Skat, Pinochle, Binokel, Bridge, Solo Whist, Préférence, L’Hombre, Bauernschnapsen and most types of Tarock, whereby players compete to be able to specify the type of contract, the trump cards and/or to be able to pick up a set of face-down cards known variously, for example, as the talon, skat, dabb.