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Pinochle ( English: / ˈpiːnʌkəl / ), also called pinocle or penuchle, [ 1] is a trick-taking ace–ten card game, typically for two to four players and played with a 48-card deck. It is derived from the card game bezique; players score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of characters into melds.
500 or Five Hundred is a trick-taking game developed in the United States from Euchre. [1] Euchre was extended to a 10 card game with bidding and a Misère contract similar to Russian Preference, producing a cutthroat three-player game like Preference [2] and a four-player game played in partnerships like Whist which is the most popular modern form, although with special packs it can be played ...
500 rum, also called pinochle rummy, Michigan rummy, Persian rummy, rummy 500 or 500 rummy, is a popular variant of rummy. [1] The game of canasta and several other games are believed to have developed from this popular form of rummy.
Sometimes, when a misdeal is detected, a new hand is dealt. [3] [4] In most games a misdeal, and recall of the cards, does not prevent the same player dealing again. [5] Sometimes game book authors or tournament organisers may lay down specific misdeal rules in e.g. Pinochle, [6] Spades, [7] and Euchre. [8] [9]
Pinochle. Aces around, dix or double pinochles. Score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of cards into melds. By Masque Publishing. Advertisement. Advertisement. Feedback. Help.
Robert Frederick Foster published the rules of "Euchre for Five Players" in 1897. They are the same as his seven-handed version, but with a pack of just 28 cards and no joker. Five cards each are dealt in two rounds of 2 then 3 cards each, leaving a widow of 3 cards. A player bidding 3 tricks takes one partner; 4 or 5 tricks, 2 partners.
A deck of 48 cards (a Pinochle Deck is used. [1] Five-handed: A five-handed variation with two decks with nines removed. Each player competes against all the others. This variation can also be played by six, seven or more players, following the same rules. For each player above five, eight cards must be added to the deck.
Rook is a trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. Sometimes referred to as Christian cards or missionary cards, [1] [2] Rook playing cards were introduced by Parker Brothers in 1906 to provide an alternative to standard playing cards for those in the Puritan tradition, and those in Mennonite culture who considered the face cards in a regular deck inappropriate [3 ...