Only when out of the suit led and trump may a player play anything they choose. Each player is required to do this if able. To play a card of the suit led to the trick. In all cases, an unwilling player is forced to win the bid, and may not be in a position to make a good hand of it. Can also happen if one player is running up the bid, and the person they are running it up against backs out. Sometimes also used when a player offers a meld bid and then all remaining players pass. To force the winning bid onto the dealer because all other players passed in the first round of bidding. Deal passes clockwise with subsequent rounds.Ī meld combination consisting of two Aces, two Tens, Two Kings, Two Queens, and two Jacks of trump worth 150 points (very rare). Often done five cards at a time, or alternatively, four cards at a a time. The process by which the 80 cards are evenly distributed to the four players. The cards which score points when pulled during the trick taking phase of the round (Aces, Tens, and Kings). A player with less meld should say pass instead. Caution: use of this tactic can result in the bid being dumped on you.Ī By-Me bid that indicates Aces around in the player’s hand.Ī Pass bid that indicates a small, but potentially useful (8 to 14 points) of meld in the passer’s hand. To continue bidding against an opponent even though your hand is not worth the amount you are bidding, generally for the sole purpose of inflating the bid in an effort to better the chance of setting the other team. To offer a point value as the target to be reached, combining points from melding and pulling in counters in tricks also, the amoun offered.

When all you have in a suit is the 5 cards necessary to make it a run. Tens around are worth nothing, and seem to occur infuriatingly often. Aces around, Kings around, Queens around, and Jacks around are worth points. Refers to having a card rank in every suit. strength first, or meld first always? Me, I hate meld first always, so the rest of the points assume strength first.A meld combination consisting of one ace from each of the four suits worth 10 points. Just as a brief outline, the subjects involved: Problem is, Yahoo's board search functionality is pretty damn awful. I've over on the Yahoo pinochle boards now, in the Pinochle Bidding Examples thread. I'm heading to work, so if someone wants to start a new thread here to start building the 'official' currently accepted bidding system, that would be great. I would also love to have a bidding discussion so please reply to my private message or we can discuss it here for everyone to see and join in. (07-21-2012, 09:35 AM)rakbeater Wrote: I would love to have exactly what you are describing - here on this site.

I would love to have exactly what you are describing - here on this site. (07-20-2012, 05:36 PM)ToreadorElder Wrote: Perhaps not a good way to make an initial impression, but.if you think that either web page presents a bidding system.you're completely wrong. What are the requirements for bidding 50 in first seat? What are the requirements for bidding 60 in first seat? This is *critical* for intelligent bidding, and therefore a proper bidding system. They're a disconnected set of interpretive statements.but that is not a system. Lebor's site has a mix of extremely basic bidding structure, with IMO a totally illegal action and a flat-out wrong statement (meld bids stop at 60).īut these both completely fail to be a system. OK, some of the points are valid, but overall the level is pathetic. Perhaps not a good way to make an initial impression, but.if you think that either web page presents a bidding system.you're completely wrong.ĭoubledeck's page is, at best, a very vague, general, touchy-feely 'this kind of bid sort of means something like this'.

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