Comments on: Pinochle Glossary

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:10:09 +0000

I have had a triple royal sequence in the past (KKK, QQQ, JJJ all is same suit) but tonight while playing double deck pinochle, my mom got a quadruple royal sequence after I passed her the K, Q, and J in the suit she had the triple royal/double run in. Any idea how we should score that? I searched the web – but its hard to find scoring guides on a triple royal (we go with 300 points for that) – letalone a quadruple royal. We want to frame the score sheet since it’s so rare Thanks for any guidance you can offer.

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:29:15 +0000

Andrew, it’s not easy, is it? That’s what keeps the game challenging. Sometimes, though, you’re just dealt a bad hand. A weak hand without much trump just isn’t going to go very far. In my experience, all you can really do at that point is stick to the basics. Points to your partner, junk to the other team. If you see an opportunity, you might use one of the few good cards to steal the lead and pass it to your partner, but otherwise you really can’t do much if you aren’t in control and can’t take or keep control.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:46:57 +0000

Just wondering if there is some good information on web or in book about stratagies for play? I’ve been playing a while now, and am good at bidding, running a good hand, pretty good at partnering a good hand, counting trump, aces, watching the board for passing and things. I tend to have a hard time when i’ve got a not so great hand and the other team takes the bid. When I get in, im not sure how to play the hand. push trump, try to make the bid taker cut etc. Same goes if my partner takes the bid, and im weak in all suits. I then don’t have a clue what stratagie to use. Any suggestions?

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:31:51 +0000

Wow. The way I play, I think two in a row would be a once in a lifetime occurrence. With the card passing you mentioned, the odds go up by quite a bit, but it would still be a rare circumstance, one that sticks in the memory.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:50:11 +0000

Last night while playing pinochle with friends, I had consecutive hands with double runs in each. How rare is this?

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:56:57 +0000

Wow Kelly, I really couldn’t say. I don’t play the variation with card passing, but I would have to imagine that it improves the odds greatly. I know that it is pretty rare for me, and I only see one every 50 games or so at best. With card passing, I’d imagine it could easily happen twice as often. That would probably depend on a team that was good at reading each others needs.

By: kelly

kelly — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:02:06 +0000

What are the odds of getting a double run in trump in a game of four people ( partners) passing three cards