Pinochle Plus
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $3.99 | fishdog.net, LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Pinochle is a card game played with a 48- or 80-card deck of 9s, 10s, jacks, queens, kings and aces. The game consists of a repeating sequence of bidding (for the right to name the trump suit and optionally to pass cards), melding, and trick-taking. Players score points by melding various card combinations and by taking tricks.
In this version, one human player (South) plays with a computer partner (North) and two computer opponents (West and East).
BIDDING: Each player bids the number of points she thinks she can make with her hand. Player to the dealer's left is required to bid, and bidding proceeds to the left. Players who pass are out of the bidding for that hand. A typical high bid is 35 points (for 48 cards) or 60 (for 80 cards). High bidder names the trump suit for the hand and optionally exchanges cards with her partner.
MELDING: Players get points by showing various card combinations. A run (or straight) in the trump suit is worth 15 points. Aces in all four suits is 10 points. Pinochle (queen of spades and jack of diamonds) is 4 points, or 30 points for double pinochle (two of each).
TRICKS: Play begins with the high bidder, and proceeds around the table to the left, 4 cards per trick. Each trick has a winner, who gets 1 point per ace, ten or king.
SCORING: If the high bidder fails to make the bid (his team's total meld plus trick points is less than the bid), the bid amount is subtracted from the team score. Play continues until one team goes out.
(This version is functionally identical to the no-ads app called Pinochle Gold.)
Reviews
Really.....
sweeties1423
This is the most “WORTHLESS” app for pinochle I have ever played! Partner is continually playing as if it were your opponent, 95 percent of the time opponents have at least 12 of the 16 aces. DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!!
AWESOME!
Ammansfi
The new font in the Score box is hard to read and is too small. Please enlarge the size of the font and choose a font easier to read.
Game apparently quite unfair
jmf301
I’ve been playing single deck, bidding starts at 15, each side needs at least 10 of 25 counters to score anything. 250 points win. It’s very difficult to win when: 1. Your partner plays and bids poorly while the opponents not only play like experts but each seems to know what the other has: i.e., ‘Unauthorized Information’. Your partner (North) may refuse to bid in the rare case of holding Aces round and an opponent may name a not so good 3 or 4 card suit as trump and find 4, 5, or 6 trumps in other opponent’s hand. Hard to win playing 3 against 1 even when there’s no ‘cheating’! 2. Opponents are dealt far more good hands than you and partner. Sometimes, 8 or 9 out of 10 hands. You’re dealt no good suit and no or one lousy ace so usually either the opponents get bid and you don’t score and if you do bid you get set. Opponents get Aces round and Runs many time more than you and partner do.
Partners
London0071
Great game...but the only suggestion I have is, the partners need to be more aggressive bidders . Other than that...great game.
Suggestion
drgold2000
I think many more players would be attracted to the game if you could LAY DOWN LOSING HANDS WITH A CALCULATED PROJECTION OF THE OUTCOME TO SPEED UP THE GAME AND MAKE IT FAR BETTER.. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TOM VALOS
