Good pinochle app

Auto turns on Game Center which I have set to be OFF every time I turn the game on. Also- in large print the trump suit icon is so large that it covers the card of the bid taker each play so I have to guess what they played. Needs to be fixed! Could be placed under the players name instead. I paid for no ads- Game Center turning on even when I went into settings to disable it is very frustrating.

Game apparently quite unfair

I’ve been playing single deck, bidding starts at 15, each side needs at least 10 of 25 counters to score anything. 250 points win. It’s very difficult to win when: 1. Your partner plays and bids poorly while the opponents not only play like experts but each seems to know what the other has: i.e., ‘Unauthorized Information’. Your partner (North) may refuse to bid in the rare case of holding Aces round and an opponent may name a not so good 3 or 4 card suit as trump and find 4, 5, or 6 trumps in other opponent’s hand. Hard to win playing 3 against 1 even when there’s no ‘cheating’! 2. Opponents are dealt far more good hands than you and partner. Sometimes, 8 or 9 out of 10 hands. You’re dealt no good suit and no or one lousy ace so usually either the opponents get bid and you don’t score and if you do bid you get set. Opponents get Aces round and Runs many time more than you and partner do.

Missing Important Rule

I’ve tried a lot of Pinochle apps and this is the best one by far. The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because it doesn’t have an option for the most basic role of Pinochle. Every Pinochle game I’ve ever played anywhere has required a team to get 20 pointers in order to score, whether you win the bid or not. This is an addition to the requirement to have 20 meld. This is not an option in this app. Without it, it’s nearly impossible to come back when you’re behind. Not to mention, this is a staple rule in Pinochle. Please add a button to require 20 pointers in order to score.

Well done, Fishdog!

This game has plenty of options to play with many different styles of pinochle. I’m quite impressed with the work that went into it and the fun of playing. I no longer willing to be a prisoner to the advertising in other games, and have deleted them all, happy to pay three or four dollars for the relaxation of a better game app. I’m hoping that some point there will be a game that can be played online with live opponents, again without advertising. I think those people will just love this game.

Nice game but don’t expect to win

The game is well laid out with plenty of configurations and options for making it the version you are use to playing. But don’t expect to win very often. The reason: your system managed partner does not use the same algorithms for bidding or playing tricks that your competitors use. This can be extremely frustrating some times. It is no where near as aggressive at bidding or calculating when playing tricks than the competing team. and often your partner will make plays that no experienced player would make. So play the game is fine for fun if you don’t mind loosing most of the time and don’t consider it reflective or practice for a real game.

Frustration

I play this game often. I'm a single deck player. The meld is ridiculous. Dummy opposing team seem to get all large meld hand. 45 meld, 27 meld. Ridiculous!!! Opponent always has the aces. My dummy partner doesn't bid correctly and how bout an update with the option of NO auction bid? Takes all the fun out of the game. It's hard enough to get a run, then they get 26 meld. Fix this game and make it fair. How this gets on the update is crazy. Find out who did that, and who approved it, fire them both. I give 2 stars just cause I love pinochle. 2 stars is pushing it for me. Get people who really know how to play the game to redesign it. Offer no no action bid.

Best card game ever!!!!

I learned how to play Double Handed Pinocle back in my Air Force Fire Fighter days back in 1993.i had coworkers who showed no interest in teaching us younger guys the game. 8 years later and I was playing every shift we worked. Now I have to play on this app. And my partner is useless as a player. But I do have a winning record. The meld passing needs to be more concrete not so inconsistent. 12 isn’t close to 20 meld. But it’s still a great game!!

Pinochle

Very good version of the game with lots of customization features. My only complaint is that the game is very pessimistic about how many tricks you can take. For example: say you need 20 tricks to save your meld and the app says you might take 17. More times than not I’ll end up taking high 20’s or even 30 or more. This part of the app need some work.

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