INTRODUCTION TO PINOCHLE

(ON THE WEB)

Lesson 1:Counting Meld

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The purpose of this course is to assist new players in understanding the rules and strategies involved in playing pinochle accessed through

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Hello and welcome to my course!

This course started out as a Word document that I put together to help some friends understand the rules and some of the strategies involved in playing pinochle.

This is in no way an official document or related to any “official” rules and regulations. This document is based entirely on my opinion and on the way I choose to play pinochle.

If you disagree with any information provided here, that is fine! Ignore it or this entire course as your will dictates.

However, if you find any of the information provided in this course is helpful to you, then you are very welcome to use it.

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Lesson 1 Counting Meld

OBJECTIVE

Identify point values related to basic meld.

At the completion of this lesson, new pinochle players will be able to:

As we will soon learn, there are two phases to each hand. A bidding phase and a playing phase.

The first phase is the bidding phase. In order to properly bid, one must be able to identify the points in one’s hand.

This lesson will identify the different types of meld that is available and the point values assigned to each.

A PDF reference table of all meld is available on Jim’s Web Site.

ARUN

ACE (A) – TEN (10) KING (K) – QUEEN (Q)

JACK (J)(all in the same suit)

POINT VALUE: 15 Points

ADOUBLE

RUN

A,A–10,10–K,K–Q,Q– J,J(all in the same suit)

POINT VALUE: 150 Points

AcesAround

One Ace in each suit

POINT VALUE: 10 Points

Double Aces

Around

Two Aces in each suit

POINT VALUE: 100 Points

KingsAround

One King in each suit

POINT VALUE: 8 Points

Double Kings

Around

Two Kings in each suit

POINT VALUE: 80 Points

QueensAround

One Queen in each suit

POINT VALUE: 6 Points

Double Queens Around

Two Queens in each suit

POINT VALUE: 60 Points

JacksAround

One Jack in each suit

POINT VALUE: 4 Points

Double Jacks

Around

Two Jacks in each suit

POINT VALUE: 40 Points

A Marriage

K+Q in the same suit

POINT VALUE:In Off-suits 2 Points

In Trump Suit 4 Points

A Pinochle

Q of Spades +

J of Diamonds

POINT VALUE: 4 Points

A Double Pinochle

2 Q’s of Spades +

2 J’s of Diamonds

POINT VALUE: 30 Points

A Triple

Pinochle

3 Q’s of Spades +

3 J’s of Diamonds

POINT VALUE: 45 Points

A Roundhouse

1 K + 1 QIn each suit

POINT VALUE: 24 PointsK’s around = 8Q’s around = 6

3 Off Marriages = 6 1 Trump Marriage = 4

Total = 24

To summarize, the meld values are listed in the following table. This table is available in PDF format on Jims Web site. Feel free to print or

save and use as a quick reference for the next lesson.

Meld Point Values

Run - A, 10, K, Q, J (Same Suit) 15 Single 150 Double

ACES in each suit 10 Single 100 Double

KINGS in each suit 8 Single 80 Double

QUEENS in each suit 6 Single 60 Double

JACKS in each suit 4 Single 40 Double

Marriage K + Q in same suit 2 Off suit 4 Trump suit

Pinochle Q Spades + J Diamonds 4 Single 30 Double 45 Triple

RoundHouse K + Q in each suit 24 Points

This completes the first lesson.

Coming soon…

Lesson 2:Bidding Basics