1. INTRODUCTION TO PINOCHLE (ON THE WEB)
Lesson 1: Counting Meld

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The purpose of this course is to assist new players in understanding the rules and strategies involved in playing pinochle accessed through the Web and Yahoo Games
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4. Hello and welcome to my course
Hello and welcome to my course! This course started out as a Word document that I put together to help some friends understand the rules and some of the strategies involved in playing pinochle. This is in no way an official document or related to any “official” rules and regulations. This document is based entirely on my opinion and on the way I choose to play pinochle. If you disagree with any information provided here, that is fine! Ignore it or this entire course as your will dictates. However, if you find any of the information provided in this course is helpful to you, then you are very welcome to use it. Thanks, Jim
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5. Lesson 1 Counting Meld

6. OBJECTIVE
At the completion of this lesson, new pinochle players will be able to:
Identify point values related to basic meld.

7. As we will soon learn, there are two phases to each hand
As we will soon learn, there are two phases to each hand. A bidding phase and a playing phase.
The first phase is the bidding phase. In order to properly bid, one must be able to identify the points in one’s hand.
This lesson will identify the different types of meld that is available and the point values assigned to each.
A PDF reference table of all meld is available on Jim’s Web Site.

8. ACE (A) – TEN (10) KING (K) – QUEEN (Q) JACK (J)
RUN
ACE (A) – TEN (10) KING (K) – QUEEN (Q) JACK (J)
(all in the same suit)
POINT VALUE: 15 Points

9. A DOUBLE RUN POINT VALUE: 150 Points
A,A–10,10–K,K–Q,Q– J,J
(all in the same suit)
POINT VALUE: 150 Points

10. Aces Around POINT VALUE: 10 Points
One Ace in each suit
POINT VALUE: 10 Points

11. Double Aces Around POINT VALUE: 100 Points
Two Aces in each suit
POINT VALUE: 100 Points

12. Kings Around POINT VALUE: 8 Points
One King in each suit
POINT VALUE: 8 Points

13. Double Kings Around POINT VALUE: 80 Points
Two Kings in each suit
POINT VALUE: 80 Points

14. Queens Around POINT VALUE: 6 Points
One Queen in each suit
POINT VALUE: 6 Points

15. Double Queens Around POINT VALUE: 60 Points
Two Queens in each suit
POINT VALUE: 60 Points

16. Jacks Around POINT VALUE: 4 Points
One Jack in each suit
POINT VALUE: 4 Points

17. Double Jacks Around POINT VALUE: 40 Points
Two Jacks in each suit
POINT VALUE: 40 Points

18. A Marriage POINT VALUE: In Off-suits 2 Points In Trump Suit 4 Points
K+Q in the same suit
POINT VALUE:
In Off-suits 2 Points
In Trump Suit 4 Points

19. A Pinochle POINT VALUE: 4 Points
Q of Spades +
J of Diamonds
POINT VALUE: 4 Points

20. A Double Pinochle POINT VALUE: 30 Points
2 Q’s of Spades +
2 J’s of Diamonds
POINT VALUE: 30 Points

21. A Triple Pinochle POINT VALUE: 45 Points
3 Q’s of Spades +
3 J’s of Diamonds
POINT VALUE: 45 Points

22. A Roundhouse POINT VALUE: 24 Points
1 K + 1 Q
In each suit
POINT VALUE: 24 Points
K’s around = 8
Q’s around = 6
3 Off Marriages = 6
1 Trump Marriage = 4
Total = 24

23. To summarize, the meld values are listed in the following table
To summarize, the meld values are listed in the following table. This table is available in PDF format on Jims Web site. Feel free to print or save and use as a quick reference for the next lesson.
Meld
Point Values
Run - A, 10, K, Q, J (Same Suit)
15 Single
150 Double
ACES in each suit
10 Single
100 Double
KINGS in each suit
8 Single
80 Double
QUEENS in each suit
6 Single
60 Double
JACKS in each suit
4 Single
40 Double
Marriage K + Q in same suit
2 Off suit
4 Trump suit
Pinochle Q Spades + J Diamonds
30 Double
45 Triple
RoundHouse K + Q in each suit
24 Points

24. This completes the first lesson. Coming soon… Lesson 2: Bidding Basics