About Pinochle
A Game of Partnerships!
The classic combination of bidding, melding and trick-taking!
How to play Pinochle
Pinochle is a trick-taking game played with a 48 card deck.
Pinochle players score points by forming combinations of cards into melds and also by traditional trick-taking. Thus, each pinochle hand is played in three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks.