ocr: Double-Deck Pinochle isa partnership game, two against two, using an 00-card deck (two regular Pinochle decks Without the nines). Like other Pinochie games it is based on contract rullfiliment. That is to say, the final bid of the highest bidder must be - met or exceeded by the sum of his team's meld and his team's high point take (see Meld and high point take in the terminology section). The player to the dealers left pegins the bidding process. The minimum bid is 50 points. Each successive player must either raise the bid or Pass. Once a player has passed, he may not resume bidding. Legal bi ...
