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Pinochle Version 1.0 (Evaluation Copy) Copyright(C) 1992, Larry W. Nicholas All rights reserved. LIMITED WARRANTY If you discover physical defects in the media on which this software is distributed, the media will be replaced at no cost to you. Pinochle is distributed as is. The author disclaims all warran- ties, either expressed or implied. The author will assume no liability for damages either from the direct use of this product or as a consequence of the use of this product. LICENSE STATEMENT Pinochle is not free. You may use this evaluation copy for a 30 day period. You are encouraged to pass along copies of this evaluation copy to anyone with an interest in Pinochle. You are free to copy and distribute Pinochle for NON-COMMERCIAL use as long as NO FEE IS CHARGED FOR USE, COPYING OR DISTRIBUTION, AND IT IS NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) that operate through subscription fees may post Pinochle for download by its subscribers. Shareware distributors may distribute Pinochle provided they only charge a modest distribution fee Pinochle is a Shareware product. It is distributed through public access channels so that perspective buyers have the oppor- tunity to evaluate the product before making a decision to buy. In this evaluation copy, you will be limited in play, to one hand. Even though the same hand repeats each time you run this program, it should give you a flavor for how the game is played. The Rules of Pinochle are included in Section II of this document. After you have had a chance to play Pinochle, please take the opportunity to complete the order form (Order.frm) found among the support files included with this program. Upon receipt of your order, and a check or money order for $20US, you will be sent the current version of Pinochle which includes the following: . multiple hands . games to 500 points . random number generator simulates card shuffle and deal so that each hand in different . artificial intelligence enables each player to play in concert with their partner . random number generator selects the dealer . dealer rotation after each hand TRADEMARKS Several trademarks appear in this text. The companies listed below own the marks following their names. International Business Machines Corporation: IBM PC,XT,AT,PS/2 Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft Mouse, MS-DOS SUPPORT POLICY If you have any problems with this software, please write me at 2619 Quail Valley Rd., Solvang, CA 93463, (805) 688-7255. REQUIREMENTS To play Pinochle, you need the following equipment: . IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible computer . 160K available memory . DOS 2.0 or later . Microsoft Compatible Mouse . EGA/VGA Graphics Adapter . Color monitor INSTALLATION For hard drive users, simply copy all the files from the Pinoch- le Disk to the directory of your choice on the hard drive. All the files must be located in the same directory. Assuming the Pinochle Disk is in Drive A and you wish to create a directory on Drive C named Pinochle, issue the following commands: C:\>MD PINOCHLE C:\>COPY A:*.* \PINOCHLE You may wish to include the Pinochle Sub-Directory in your PATH Statement. This will allow you to play Pinochle from any direc- tory. Refer to your DOS manual for more details. For floppy drive users, simply place the Pinochle Disk in your floppy drive. In either case, you should make a backup copy of the Pinochle Disk. MOUSE CONVENTIONS All input in this program is via the mouse. A single press (click) of the left mouse button controls all card selections, screen changes, and the bid/pass menu selector. To exit the program at any time, double-click the right mouse button; and select the appropriate response. The mouse cursor is referred to as cursor throughout this text. INTRODUCTION While most people detest reading a document before using any new piece of software, I strongly urge you to read Section II of this manual before starting the game. Section II defines the rules of Pinochle which will make the game more enjoyable for you. If you are familiar with playing Pinochle, then continue on to Section I. I have included a selected bibliography for those of you with an interest in learning more about the roots of this game. I. PLAYING THE GAME A. STARTING PINOCHLE If you installed Pinochle on your Hard Drive C in the Sub- Directory Pinochle as outlined in the above-mentioned example, then change to the sub-directory and issue the Pinochle Command: C:>CD\PINOCHLE C:>PINOCHLE If you wish to execute the program from your floppy disk, then insert the Pinochle Disk into Drive A and issue the following command: A:>PINOCHLE Commands are always followed by the return key. There are four screens which comprise the game: the bidding screen, the meld screen, the play screen, the score sheet screen. B. BIDDING SCREEN There are four player boxes. The top line in each box, shows the player number. The second line designates the dealer. The dealer is selected randomly at the beginning of each game, and rotates clockwise among the players at the beginning of each hand. The third line is the Bid/Pass summary line, where the player's bid amount or pass is displayed. You are always player 1 and your partner is player 3. Your partnership goes against the partnership of player 2 and player 4. Above your player box is the Bid/Pass Selector. When it's your turn to bid or pass, simply move the cursor to the appropriate response and click the left mouse button. If you pass, the bidding will continue among the other players. Bids are automatically calc- ulated starting at 50 points in increments of 1 point up to and inclusive of 60 points, where the increment becomes 5 points. At the bottom of the screen is your hand. You will calculate your meld to aid you in the bidding process. The first player to the left of the dealer begins with a bid or a pass. If that player elects to bid, the bid would start at 50 since it would be the first bid. The bidding proceeds from player to player in a clockwise fashion until 3 of the 4 play- ers have passed the bid. The last player wins the bid and de- clares the trump suit. In the upper left corner of the screen, a summary box will appear which names the player who won the bid, the declared trump suit, and the winning bid. A beep will sound and the "Click to Continue" Message displays on the screen. Proceed to the meld screen by clicking the left mouse button. C. THE MELD SCREEN There are four boxes on this screen, one for each player. Each box provides the following information: the player number, the bid, the meld, and the trump icon. Only the player who won the bid will have a bid and trump icon display, but all players will have meld displayed. The meld cards display in columnar form, in the following order: Runs (i.e. ace, ten, king, queen, jack of trump) Four of a kind (i.e. a queen from each suit) Marriages (i.e. king and queen of the same suit) Marriages, Royal (i.e. king and queen of trump) Pinochles (i.e. Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades) The meld values are automatically calculated for each player, as outlined in the rules section below. NOTE: The meld cards displayed do not necessarily indi- cate that all those cards actually exist in the player's hand. For example, suppose a player holds one King and one Queen of Spades, and one Jack of Diamonds. The meld display for these three cards would show a King and Queen of Spades as a marriage, and a Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Spades as a Pinochle: four cards. A beep will sound and the "Click to Continue" Message displays on the screen. Proceed to the play screen by clicking the left mouse button. D. THE PLAY SCREEN In the upper left corner of the screen, a summary box appears which names the player who won the bid, the declared trump suit, and the winning bid. In the upper right corner is the trick score pad. As each trick is won, the winners total is augmented to reflect the points won during the round. Your cards are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Play begins with the player who won the bid. The cards are displayed next to each player's logo. When it's your turn to play, the "Select a Card" Message will display. Move the cursor to the desired card and click the left mouse button. If you made a valid selection, the card will be removed from your hand and placed on the table. If your selection violates any of the rules of Pinochle (see rules section below), a beep will sound; you can then make another selection. Play will continue in a clockwise fashion until all players have played a card. The winner of the trick will be awarded 1 point for each ace, ten, and king they win, and their score will be tallied on the score pad. After the round is complete, the "Click to Continue" Message displays in the center of the screen. Click the left mouse button to clear the board and begin the next round. Whoever wins the trick will lead the next round. Remember there are 20 rounds per hand. After all twenty rounds have been completed, a beep will sound, and the "Click to Continue" Message displays on the screen. Proceed to the Pinochle Score Sheet by clicking the left mouse button. E. PINOCHLE SCORE SHEET Each score sheet has room for 12 hands: number 1 to 12. Com- prising each hand is the partnership's meld, play, and sub- total. Examining hand 1, the first two columns, as well as the last two columns, show the bid and point totals for each partnership. As was previously stated, players 1 & 3 form one partnership, while players 2 & 4 form the other. The partner- ship meld is the sum of each player's meld; the play is the sum of each player's trick points. The subtotal for each partnership is therefore the sum of the meld and play points. The bid amount will appear under the partnership whose player won the bid. Should a partnership's subtotal fail to equal it's bid, then the partnership has been "set the bid". The words "SET" will appear in red in the bid column and subtotal row. That bid is subtracted from the partnership's previous score (see the rules section below for explanation of "set the bid"). Negative scores are shown in red. The first partnership to reach 500 points is the winner and the "Game Over" message will appear in the upper left corner of the screen. After all scores have been updated on the score sheet, a beep will sound and the "Click to Continue" Message displays on the screen. Clicking the left mouse button, will send you to the bid screen to begin another hand. II. RULES A. INTRODUCTION There are many versions of pinochle. This version, Double- Deck Auction Pinochle is now considered the most popular of the variations in pinochle games. There are three phases to this game - bidding, melding, and play. Four players form two partnerships in bidding against one another to declare the trump suit. Following the bid, players meld their hands and acquire points based on certain card combinations. After each player has melded, they re- trieve their cards and begin the play where each player ac- quires "trick" points. The first partnership to score 500 points through accumulation of meld and trick points wins the game. B. DEFINITIONS Hand: The sequence of events: shuffle, deal, bidding, melding, and play. Deck: A standard pinochle deck is composed of 48 cards, two cards in the fours suits (clubs, hearts, spades, and diamonds) in each of the following denominations: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, and nine. In this double-deck pinochle version, there are 80 cards made up of two standard pinochle decks, with the nine's removed: four aces(high), four tens, four kings, four queens, and four jacks of each suit. Each player receives 20 cards. Partnership: You and your partner comprise a partnership. Each partnership combines their individual melds plus trick points for a combined part- nership score. The Deal: The dealer, deals all 80 cards to the four players (20 cards per player). Players alter- nate the deal after each hand in a clockwise rotation. The Bid: The bidding starts with the first player to the left of the dealer and proceeds in a clock- wise fashion. Each player in turn has the option of bidding or passing. The bidding starts at 50 points and progresses in incre- ments of 1 point to 60 points, thereafter in increments of 5 points (i.e. 50,51..,60,65,..). The highest bidder then names the trump suit for that deal and will be the first player to lead the play. The Meld: The following meld values (points) are allowed: Single Double Triple Run (ace, ten, king, queen, 15 30 45 jack of the trump suit) Four of a Kind aces 10 100 150 (One from each suit) kings 8 80 120 queens 6 60 90 jacks 4 40 60 Pinochle (Jack of Diamonds 4 30 45 and Queen of Spades) Royal Marriage 4 per marriage (king and queen of trump) Marriage (king and queen of 2 per marriage the same non-trump suit) Note 1: A player cannot meld a run and claim points for the run and a royal marriage unless they have a second king and queen of trump. Note 2: The single, double, triple, refers to the number of sets you have. For ex- ample, if you have in your hand, two aces of clubs, hearts, spades, and diamonds, then you would have a double four of a kind. Rank: The order of superiority: ace (high), ten, king, queen, and jack (low). Trick: A round of four cards. One card from the hand of each player. Trick Points: Points acquired during the play. These points are awarded for each ace, ten and king you win in a trick. There are a total of 48 points (16 aces, 16 tens, and 16 kings), and the win- ner of the last trick, receives an additional 2 points for a total of 50 possible trick points. Lead: Player who starts a trick, establishing the lead suit for that trick. Set: The sum of a partnership's meld plus trick points is less than their bid. In this sit- uation the partnership receives no credit for either their meld or trick points and the bid is subtracted from their total score. Players: Four, in two partnerships; the players sitting opposite each other play as partners. C. THE BID Before bidding, you should calculate the amount of meld in your hand and the amount in your partner's hand (i.e. if your partner makes a bid, he must have at least marriage points), plus the number of trick points you think you can win during the play, based on the strength of your hand. As mentioned above, the bidding starts with the first player to the left of the dealer and proceeds in a clockwise fashion. Each player in turn has the option of bidding or passing. The bidding starts at 50 points, progresses in increments of 1 point to 60 points, thereafter in increments of 5 points (i.e. 50,51...,60,65,...). The highest bidder then names the trump suit for that deal and will be the first player to lead. Depending on what cards you have in your hand, winning the bid allows you to increase both your meld points and the points acquired during the play. If all non-dealing players pass the bid, then a bid of 50 is awarded to the dealer. Whoever wins the bid, the suit they declare as trump must have a marriage (king and queen). If there is no marriage in the entire hand, the cards will be shuffled and dealt again. D. MELD Meld is the term used for points which you gain from certain card combinations found in the cards you are dealt. After the trump suit has been declared, all players place their melds face up on the table to be recorded by the score keeper. Melds are entered on the score sheet under the part- nership to which they belong, then placed back in each play- er's hand. No player may use his partner's cards to help form a meld of his own. A partnership must win one trick in order for the meld points to count. Otherwise, the meld points are lost and the part- nership has not "saved their meld". E. CARD PLAY The cards in Pinochle rank in the following order: ace (high), ten, king, queen, and jack (low). Except for the suit de- clared as trump, the suits have identical value. The trump suit outranks the other three suits. When two cards of the same suit and rank are played, the first played is said to have the higher rank. The winner of the bid, is the first to start play. That player leads off with the first trick, thus establishing the lead suit. Play rotates clockwise, from player to player. After the first card has been played, each player in turn must obey the following rules: 1. Each player must play a card of the lead suit, if they have one. 2. If a player can play a higher card of the lead suit, then they must do so. 3. If the lead card has been trumped, and a player has a lead suit card, then they must play a lead suit card but may play any card in that suit. 4. If the player does not have a card of the lead suit, then they must play a trump card. 5. If the lead suit has been trumped, and you do not have a lead suit card, and you can beat the high- est trump card played, then you must play that card. 6. If a player does not have a card of the lead suit or a trump card, he may play any card in his hand. 7. The highest-ranking card played wins the trick. When two cards of the same value tie to win the trick, the trick is won by the first one played. 8. The winner of the trick leads off the next trick and play continues in a clockwise fashion. 9. Play continues until all cards have been played. 10. The partnership winning the last trick receives an extra 2 points. F. SCORING At the end of the hand, players receive 1 point for each ace, ten and king they win in the 20 tricks. There are a total of 48 possible points (16 aces, 16 tens, and 16 kings). Jacks and queens have no value in this part of the game. The winner of the last trick, receives an additional two points for a total of 50 possible trick points. These points are then added to the partnership's meld points and represent the partnership's score for the hand. If a partnership fails to make it's bid, that partnership is said to have been "set" the bid (i.e. the bid is subtracted from their game score and no credit is received for meld or trick points). The partnership not winning the bid, must at least win one trick to save their meld, otherwise they receive no meld points. BIBLIOGRAPHY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ainslie, Tom, Ainslie's Complete Hoyle, Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1975 Morehead, Albert H., Mott-Smith Geoffrey, Hoyle's Rules of Games, New American Library, New York, NY, 1983 Parlett, David, The Oxford Guide To Card Games, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, 1990 Scarne, John, Scarne's Encyclopedia of Games, Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1973