How To Play Pinochle For Two Players

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How To Play Pinochle For Two Players

Notes On Scoring

Melding

In Phase 1, when a player wins a trick they may place any meld they have face up in front of them and receive points for it. The various combinations that may be melded and the points they receive are listed below. When a player melds, it is written down on the scoresheet immediately.

Run - A 10 K Q J in trumps - 150 points

Marriage - K Q in same suit - 20 points

Royal Marriage - K Q in trumps - 40 points

Aces around - A in each suit - 100 points

Kings around - K in each suit - 80 points

Queens around - Q in each suit - 60 points

Jacks around - J in each suit - 40 points

Pinochle - J of Diamonds and Q of Spades, - 40 points

Double Pinochle - 2 pinochles - 300 points (Note: A Double Pinochle is the only meld which gives a bonus for having more than one, all other melds simply count twice. e.g. Double aces around count 200 points.)

9 of Trumps (Dix) - 10 points

Special rule concerning Dix: The first Dix to be melded is done so by exchanging it for the face-up trump card at the bottom of the stock (even if it is the other Dix). The card taken from the bottom may be used immediately in meld if desired.

Special notes concerning melding:

A player may use a card in more than one meld provided it is used to make a different type of meld. (e.g. A player melds a marriage in spades. If both cards are still on the table on a later turn, the player may add the other 3 kings for kings around, the other 3 queens for queens around, or the Jack of Diamonds for a Pinochle. They may not add another single King of Spades for a second marriage.)

If a player has melded a Royal Marriage and they later add the A, 10, and J or trumps for a run, they only score an additional 110 points instead of 150.

If a player has melded a Pinochle and they later add another Pinocle for a Double Pinochle (while the original Pinochle is still down), they only score an additional 260 points instead of 300. (If the first Pinochle had already been broken up, they would only score 40 points for the second one.)

Scoring

In addition to any meld a player scored during the hand they also receive 11 points for each ace, 10 points for each ten, 4 points for each king, 3 points for each queen, and 2 points for each jack they captured in play. The player who captures the last trick also gets ten points. (Total of 250 points to be taken in play.) The first player to get a total of 1200 points wins the game. #boardgame #ads #ads
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