The minimum bid is 20 and every player must either increase a previous bid or pass. Players make bids on how many points they believe their team can make in the round. Once every player has their cards, a round of bidding begins with the player to the left of the dealer and proceeds clockwise. The dealer then passes out 12 cards in sets of 3 clockwise to each of the 4 players. The initial dealer shuffles the deck and the player to their right cuts it. To do so, every player is given a card from a shuffled deck and who ever receives the highest card becomes the first dealer. Set Upīefore the game begins an initial dealer must be chosen. If you are looking for cards to play Pinochle with, check out a standard pack here or one of our special Pinochle decks here. In Pinochle, cards are ranked as Aces (high), 10s, Kings, Queens, Jacks, and 9s.įor other melding or trick taking type games, see our guides for Rummy and Spades. Pinochle is played with 48 cards (two sets of 9s through Aces).
The objective of the game is to be the first team to score 150 or more points. Pinochle is a melding and trick taking game played with two teams of 2. (A Queen of Spades and a Jack of Diamonds make a Pinochle) Card Game Rules