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A Club Pogo Members Only Game!
Pinochle is a classic
card game that was invented in the United States in the 1860's. The
object of the game is for your team to reach 150 points. Pinochle is
a game for 4 players. The player at the top of the screen is on your
team. The two players on the left and right side of the screen are on
the other team. All points are shared equally between both members of
the same team.
There are many versions
of Pinochle. The version on Pogo is a "double deck" version, where there
are 2 copies of every card. Pinochle is divided into 3 parts:
Part 1: During the
bid phase, look at your cards and decide if you want to make a
bid.
Part 2: During the meld phase, your meld points are scored
automatically.
Part 3: During the trick phase, you take turns playing the
cards. Your team scores bonus points for every Ace, 10,
or King that your team wins! These bonus points are called "counters."
(In Pinochle, the 10 is the 2nd highest card, beating all cards
except the Ace!)
If your team's total
score is equal or higher than your bid, all of your points are added to
your running total. If your team's total score is less than your bid for
that round, you score 0.
At the end of the game,
you win points for everything added together:
+ your meld points
+ your teammate's meld points
+ your counters (counters are bonus points you score in Part 3)
+ your teammate's counters
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All that added together is your total score!
Feel free to share your tips, strategies and accomplishments in Pinochle
on the Pogo Games section of our Message Boards!
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