Play Double Deck Pinochle Online

Double Deck Pinochle is the larger partnership version of Pinochle. It uses an 80-card deck with four copies of each ace, ten, king, queen, and jack in every suit, which makes melds and counter control much bigger than regular Pinochle.

How Double Deck Pinochle Works

Each player receives 20 cards. Partnerships score meld first, then play tricks with trump. Aces, tens, and kings won in tricks count as counters, and the last trick adds one more counter.

Double Deck Pinochle Strategy

Because there are more duplicate cards, arounds and pinochle melds appear more often. Track which counters have fallen, avoid wasting trump too early, and let your partner win tricks when it keeps high-value cards on your team.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Double Deck Pinochle different from Pinochle?

Double Deck uses a larger 80-card deck and a higher target score. Regular Pinochle uses a 48-card deck and shorter hands.

Does Double Deck Pinochle use nines?

This online version uses the common 80-card double-deck structure with aces, tens, kings, queens, and jacks.

Can I use the leaderboard?

Yes. Signed-in wins save to a separate Double Deck Pinochle leaderboard.