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  2. Pinochle - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Meld (cards) - Wikipedia

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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 ♥ ).

  4. Bezique - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Canasta - Wikipedia

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    The initial meld must be done before the discard pile can be taken, so the points of 2 natural cards together with the discard top card are not added to the initial meld requirement score. There is a special case where any player/team that manages to meld 7 canastas in one hand (natural or mixed) automatically gain 5000 points and thus win the ...

  6. List of trick-taking games - Wikipedia

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  7. Play Pinochle Online for Free - AOL.com

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    Pinochle. Aces around, dix or double pinochles. Score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of cards into melds. By Masque Publishing

  8. Game of the Day: Pinochle - AOL

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    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.

  9. Trick-taking game - Wikipedia

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    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.