Pinochle

Pinochle is a classic card game where players try to win tricks and rack up points. You usually need at least three people to play, but you can have more as long as everyone teams up in partnerships. It's a fun way to challenge your friends!

Play Pinochle on Your Desktop

This app lets you enjoy Pinochle right from your desktop, playing against virtual opponents. Just a heads-up: this version uses only the 9s, 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces from a 48-card deck.

Gameplay Basics

The game kicks off with players bidding for the trump card before each hand. If you can’t match the bid by the end of the hand, you lose some serious points! Then comes melding cards together for extra points. Once that’s done, it’s all about playing the remaining cards as tricks until the hand wraps up.

Customizable Game Rules

A cool feature of Pinochle is that you can tweak the rules to fit what you're used to. Want to play with single or double decks? You got it! You can also set your starting bidding value (choose from 10, 15, 20, 25, 40, 45 or even 50) and adjust how aggressive the AI bidders are.

More Game Options

You have other neat options too! For instance, you can increase bids by 5 after reaching 60 points or toggle features like the four-card kitty. Plus, you can change how many cards pass hands and set minimum team trick points needed to score—or even mute sound effects if that's your style!

Melding Details

If you're really into strategy, you'll love being able to specify things like triple pinochle worth or what an extra marriage with run is valued at (or even an unmarried King or Queen). You can also decide if a bidder has to meld their trump marriage!

A Fun Way to Pass Time!

Pinochle gives you everything you need to enjoy this fantastic card game from your Mac. It’s sure to be a great pastime once you've got all the rules down! If you're ready for some fun and want to download it now, check out Pinochle for Mac.