Pinochle without bidding if their score reaches (and remains above) the agreed upon game-ending score while their opponents fail to make their bid three times. This is known as a "slide-out". Pinochle Pinochle () or binocle (sometimes pinocle, or penuchle) is a trick-taking, Ace-Ten card game typically for two to four players and played with a 48-card deck. It is derived from the card game bezique; players score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of cards into melds. It is thus considered part of a "trick-and-meld" category which also includes the game belote. Each hand is played in three
Euchre game variations these, it helps to decide if they will have fixed ranks written on them (prev. ¶) "or" whether their ranks will depend on the color of trump (i.e., red Joker is highest when trump is diamonds or hearts, and second-highest when clubs or spades; black Joker vice versa). Euchre game variations "This article deals with variations in game playing. For a description on variations in game rules and terminology, see" Euchre variations. Euchre has many variations in game playing. Some of them are designed for two, three, five or even six hands. Described below are some of these variations. A