It's been a long primary season and still over a week remains before the Pennsylvania primary, which could end it all or extend the race even further.
It's time for a break. For some levity. A card game.
Let's play Pinochle.
According to this website, Pinochle is a simple game involving tricks, trumps, bids, passing, and something called "laying down meld."
There are variations in how to play. The variations include single-deck, four-handed (four players), partnership (two teams of four), auction, racehorse, and a racehorse variation called cutthroat.
If it sounds tricky, fear not, as Pinochle resembles other common card games in that Pinochle is a trick-taking game, like Euchre, Bridge, Hearts, Spades, and even the children's game War.
Now, to get started we have to decide what kind of deck we're going to play with. Common is a 48-card deck, but there are variations.
Well, let's let the website author explain the 48-card deck:
My Family's Pinochle is played with a 48-card deck (there are variations). The deck consists of twelve cards in each of four suits - two in each of the ranks Ace, Ten, King, Queen, Jack, and Nine. Note that the rank of cards differs from standard usage: the Ten outranks everything (within its suit) except the Ace. This is likely to be a stumbling block for many people; however, if you are familiar with the bowers in Euchre or the strange role played by the Queen of Spades in Hearts, you should have no trouble with the transition.
Now we're ready to deal. Then we bid.
Sounds pretty simple. (OK. It doesn't sound simple. Before the Internet, people sure had to come up with elaborate ways to entertain themselves, didn't they?)
Who's game?
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