Pinochle cards (a piquet deck does not have the 2-6, making it easier to modify, and a euchre deck is exactly half a pinochle deck), but with the game's popularity in the United States in the early 1900s, a single boxed deck with the necessary cards was marketed, and these specialized pinochle decks are now widely available in similar styles to common 52-card counterparts. Variants of pinochle can be played with five, six, eight or more players. These larger variations can combine two pinochle decks called a "double deck". The double deck can also be used when playing with four players;
Euchre the game has been won, the winning team then splits the pot between the two winners and the game can end there, or variants can be played over multiple games. Betting in euchre can also be done on a per trick basis or a per point basis. At the end of the game, the losing team owes the winning team the difference in points based on the monetary value set per point. Communicating with one's partner to influence their play, called table talk or cross-boarding, is considered cheating, which should be emphasized to new players. This can include code words,