Type | Combination | Single | Double | Triple | Quadruple |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type I Runs and Marriages | Run - Ace, Ten, King, Queen, Jack of trumps | 15 | 150 | 225 | 300 |
Royal Marriage - King and Queen of trumps | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | |
Marriage - Kings and Queen of the same suit, not trumps | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Note: A run in a suit other than trumps is not worth anything more than the marriage score for the king and queen. | |||||
Type II - Pinochles | Pinochle - Jack of diamonds & Queen of spades | 4 | 30 | 60 | 90 |
Type III Arounds | Aces around - An Ace in each suit | 10 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
Kings around - A King in each suit | 8 | 80 | 120 | 160 | |
Queens around - A Queen in each suit | 6 | 60 | 90 | 120 | |
Jacks around - A Jack in each suit | 4 | 40 | 60 | 80 | |
Note: A set of tens is not worth anything in meld. |
A 10 K K K Q Q Jscores 87 for meld: a run (15), a royal marriage (4), a double marriage in spades (4), a pinochle (4) and double queens around (60). There is only one royal marriage as one king and one queen of hearts are already used for the run, and the remaining queen can only marry one of the remaining kings. Notice, however, that one of the queens of spades is simultaneously used in the spade marriage, the pinochle and the around - this is allowed because these melds are all of different types.
Q Q J
Q Q
A K K Q Q J J
50 | ... | Opening Bid |
51 | ... | Not yet ready to 'Pass' |
52 | ... | I have some meld |
53 | ... | I have several parts of Pinochle (J's or Q's) |
55 | ... | I need Jacks of all suits |
54, 64, 74, etc. | ... | I need a Jack |
56, 66, 76, etc. | ... | I need a Queen |
58, 68, 78, etc. | ... | I need a King |
59, 69, 79, etc. | ... | I need a Ten |
60, 70, 80, etc. | ... | I need an Ace |
Jump ahead to 66 | ... | I need Queens of all suits |
Jump ahead to 80 or 88 | ... | I need Kings of all suits |
Jump ahead to 100 | ... | I need Aces of all suits |
Combination | Single | Double | Triple | Quadruple |
---|---|---|---|---|
Type I - runs and marriages | ||||
Run in trumps | 15 | 150 | 500 | --- |
Royal Marriage | 4 | 30 | 60 | 240 |
Ordinary Marriage | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Type II - pinochles | ||||
Pinochle | 4 | 30 | 90 | 360 |
Type III - arounds | ||||
Aces around | 10 | 100 | 500 | --- |
Kings around | 8 | 80 | 400 | --- |
Queens around | 6 | 60 | 300 | --- |
Jacks around | 4 | 40 | 200 | --- |