The Displayed Image shows the Typical Table before bidding. In the Top Right Box it identifies how Table is Set. These settings are made prior to Start of Game. Also featured across the top is the Hand and Score. After hand is awarded to High Bidder the Bid, Meld, Trump and Counters taken are displayed. The required Counters to take is a minimum of 20 or the difference between the bid and meld if more.
To be a member of Good times Pinochle you must be at least 14 years of age as mandated by the Terms of Service. To play you must be a registered member of SAFE HARBOR and of Good Times Pinochle League. Registration and tournament play are FREE.
All of our tournaments are 2x2 Single Elimination (team play). For Single Elimination games you continue play in tour until you have lost a match. As a reward if a team scores a "Coupe" aka "Boston" (capturing all the counters) in a hand they will each receive 1000 Bux. There may be an occasional variation and the participants will be informed by directions on the tour registration page.
Across the bottom of the table are options available to player. When you press See Meld a dialog will appear showing the least meld in your hand. As shown the Meld for a Trump Suit (Club Run) is not tabulated.
The camera icon next to the See Meld Icon is used to allow kibitzers to see hand. A Kibitzer is identified in the Chat Area and by a pair of eyes over your nickname. The Auto Button allows a bot to play your hand. With the table set DISABLING BOT, the AUTO BUTTON will only play cards !!IT WILL NOT BID HAND!!
SETTING THE TABLE & STARTING GAME:
a. A player from the first team announced will sit first, followed by the remaining 3 players. !!!!! PLEASE START ONCE ALL ARE SEATED !!!!!
b. The Default Table Setting is as illustrated below The tour host will announce if changes can be made for the Game Score and / or Hand Limit. As a convenience the person setting table can make these changes. Once the setter starts game and cards are dealt, play will continue without resetting a table. For any table set incorrectly the host should be notified.
c. In most cases and if necessary a table that needs to be reset to meet the game requirements will be done after last hand is played at the table with play continuing until there is a winner.
For a no hand limit game where tables are set for a hand limit and winning score has not been attained, record score; reset table; continue until winning score. When the game score does not match set score; game will end when winning score is attained before the hand limit is reached; or, if game score is not reached the table is reset and game continued until winning score is attained.
d. The game ends when game score is reached, a team resigns, or after the last hand is played. If both teams reach game score on same hand then the bidding team is determined as the winner. If neither team reaches game score then High Score is winner, or, in the case teams are tied then the bidding team wins.
e. We encourage play to final hand before losing team chooses the option to resign.
