Pinochle Classic

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About this game

Improve your skills and become a Pinochle pro! Play single or double deck games with three different difficulty levels so you can work your way up to playing like a pro. Pinochle Classic has many settings so you can configure the game to play with whichever rule variations you prefer including: single/double deck, scoring in multiples of ten, game winning score, minimum bid, passing cards count, hints, undo button, and adjustable game play speeds for slow, standard, or fast play.

An analyze button can be turned on to help you evaluate your hand and pick a smart bid by simulating thousands of games and showing you likely round score outcomes. A hint button can be turned on to help you see what card the computer Pro player would play in your situation. Extensive statistics are kept for wins/losses, average contract, average meld, and average counters and success rate in making your bid.

All cards are dealt randomly to all players, so the difference between the Easy, Standard, and Pro computer players is in how well they remember what cards have been played and how they choose to play the cards they are dealt.

Ratings and reviews

Fun game, I grew up playing this game and it is a blast from the past. One thing I would change is to add in a couple more options. When I played years ago, each team had to pull 20 counters to "save" their meld. There's no option for that rule. I would research past and present rules for this game and put them, or at least most of them as an option to customize the game. The biggest reason for only 2 stars is because after every single hand there is an ad. WAT TOO MANY!!! Just let me play!!

I prefer this pinochle card game app as it has 3 available levels, and an undo button. I normally play the standard setting. I use this app to help me practice monitoring trump cards, and taking risks when betting...thus this is why I like the optional "undo" button option. This game is very straightforward. Sometimes the ads are long, but at least they are varied. Other free apps sometimes have the same ad over and over again. I have not noticed any glitches that I am aware of. Thanks!

Cool game to brush up on your skills, yet in the "Pro" level option, my partner keeps getting us "set", (which means he didn't have enough power cards in his hand and had no right staying in the bid just cause he had an ok amount of meld (points) dealt to him. People have to learn when & when not to try and run the board with no power cards, right.... Even tho it's only an electronic simulation of the real game, one should always shoot their best. Oh yeah, and I really do dislike going "set" !

What’s new

Bug fixes and performance improvements