![]() The highest bidder chooses the trump suit and must have a marriage (King and Queen) in that particular suit. Each team must score no less than 20 points in both melds and tricks to avoid penalties.Īt the start of the game, each player is dealt 20 cards, and the trump suit is determined by having each player bid. Kings, Aces and 10s are each worth 1 point in a trick, and the last trick has a bonus of 2 points. Points are earned through melding and trick-taking. The goal of the game is to reach 500 points first. On that page, you'll also find an interactive tutorial that'll teach you the rules by having you play a game while explaining the rules.ĭouble Deck Pinochle is a 4-player game where the players are split into 2 teams of 2 players. For people new to the game, we suggest going through our in-depth guide on how to play Double Deck Pinochle. If you're in need of brushing up on the rules of Double Deck Pinochle, we've summed them up below. Play solo against the computer, join a public table to play against other people online or start your own private table and invite friends and family to play. You can play the game online for free, requiring no download or registration to get started. Double the deck and double the joy in Double Deck Pinochle! It's played by teams of two, and unlike other trick-taking games like Euchre, it requires an 80-card deck. It combines a lot of fun elements like strategy, memory and teamwork. If your collection doesn’t yet have a pack with the German-style courts with David as king of spades, that might be a reason enough to get this pack.Double Deck Pinochle: Play Online for Free ĭouble Deck Pinochle is a fun trick-taking game played by 4 players. Of course, if you don’t play Doppelkopf, this pack won’t have much use either and the value of the pack is in the art. Given the French suits, this is easier to approach than the pack with German suits, so if you’re looking for a pack of Doppelkopf cards, here’s a good pick. The cards are of high quality and packed in a simple cardboard tuck box. The art here is very elegant and pleasant. In the Anglo-American standard pattern, the harp is not always visible. Also, here king of spades can be recognized as David, as he has his harp. In this pack and other German packs, it’s the king of hearts who holds the globe. You see, in the Anglo-American standard courts, king of clubs represents Charlemagne (see Ron Decker’s explanation) who holds the globe. The indices are German, though: K, D, B, and actually, the pictures are German as well. This Piatnik pack has French pictures, which means it has the standard suits: hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. All in all, this is a handsome and useful pack, and a good choice if you wish to play Doppelkopf with the German pictures - which of course limits the potential users quite a bit outside Germany. ![]() The cards come in a clear two-part plastic shell, which is fairly functional but needs a rubber band to stay shut. The pack also has six cards with the official rules of tournament Doppelkopf - in German, unfortunately. The bells are all very high-and-mighty figures, even the under wields a sword and a book. ![]() Under of acorns is falconer, for example, while under of leaves brandishes a milk jug and a hoe. The theme is old-fashioned country-side style, as suits the symbols. The court cards are rather fancy as well. Shown below is the ace of hearts, but the others are just as decorative. Highlights of the pack include the very beautiful aces. However, all cards have indices as well (courts are K, O, U). The obers and unders have the correct suit symbols: ober is marked with a suit symbol in the top corner and under in the bottom corner. ![]() The court cards are king, ober and under. That is, the four suits are hearts, acorns, leaves and bells. This Doppelkopf pack from ASS (here’s a tip: if you search for their home page, search for Altenburger…) has German suits and pictures. You can also use the Doko pack to play Pinochle and of course, split it to make two packs for playing Schnapsen…ĪSS Doppelkopf Deutsches Bild. It’s a complicated game, but for serious card players, Doko offers interesting challenges and is highly recommended. In Doppelkopf, or Doko as it’s also known, there are four players and usually the two players who have the club queens play together against the other two. Doppelkopf is a very good game, developed from Schafkopf. Thus, the packs have A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit twice. These packs have 48 cards, but they are actually made of two 24-card packs. This time I’m taking a look at some Doppelkopf packs. ![]()
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