5-Handed Pinochle for Pc

1. The bidding team's meld and tricks are weighed against their high bid, and the 2 players will lose the bid amount if they fall short, or add their meld and tricks to both players' scores if they meet or exceed the bid.

2. After years of trial and error, Dad and I agreed on a good method for choosing the high bidder's partner: After someone wins the bidding and names trump, four 9s are dealt face down to the center of the table.

3. The non-bidding team's meld and tricks are added to each of those 3 players' scores.

4. Growing up in a house full of pinochle players, there were many times we had exactly 5 players -- so my family invented this 5-handed game.

5. This is a 5-handed trick-taking card game app that will be easy to learn for all pinochle players.

6. The player whose 9 suit matches the bid winner's trump suit becomes the bid winner's partner for that hand.

7. The double deck and passing cards result in great hands, so the bidding can go high.

8. Since each player's score is calculated separately, the game ends (after 5 hands) with usually just one winner.

9. Each player is dealt 16 cards, and the bidding begins at 40, 45, or 50.

10. The other 3 players form a team to oppose them.

11. It uses a double pinochle deck with 9s removed.

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