Pinochle - Expert AI5.71 - App Store

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or learning Pinochle for the first time, Pinochle - Expert AI is a great way to play, learn, and master classic single deck or double deck Pinochle, a strategic trick-taking card game built on bidding, melding, and strategy.

Choose from four-player partnership and three-player cutthroat Pinochle, with presets for both single deck and double deck play.

Learn smarter, play better, and master Pinochle with powerful AI opponents, in-depth analysis tools, and extensive customization options. Play anytime, even offline, with AI partners and opponents - enjoy your favorite rules in this Pinochle card game.

CHALLENGING AND ENJOYABLE FOR ALL

New to Pinochle?
Learn as you play with the NeuralPlay AI, which offers real-time suggestions to guide your moves. Build your skills hands-on, explore strategies, and improve your decision-making in a single-player experience that teaches you every step of the game.

Already an Expert?
Compete against six levels of advanced AI opponents, designed to challenge your skills, sharpen your strategy, and make every game competitive, rewarding, and exciting.

KEY FEATURES

Learn and Improve
. AI guidance: Receive real-time insights whenever your plays differ from the AI’s choices.
. Built-in card counter: Strengthen your counting and strategic decision-making.
. Trick-by-trick review: Analyze every move in detail to sharpen your gameplay.
. Replay hand: Review and replay a deal to practice and improve.

Convenience and Control
. Offline play: Enjoy the game anytime, even without an internet connection.
. Undo: Quickly correct mistakes and refine your strategy.
. Hints: Get helpful suggestions when you’re unsure of your next move.
. Claim remaining tricks: End the hand early when your cards are unbeatable.
. Skip hand: Move past hands you’d rather not play.

Progression and Customization
. Six AI levels: From beginner-friendly to expert-challenging.
. Detailed statistics: Track your performance and progress.
. Customization: Personalize the look with color themes and card decks.

RULE CUSTOMIZATIONS

Explore a wide variety of ways to play with customizable rule options, including:
. Players: Play individually in three-player cutthroat or with a partner in four-player Pinochle.
. Deck type: Single or double deck.
. Scoring style: Modern or classic scoring.
. Passing rules: Choose zero to five cards and sequential or simultaneous passing.
. Kitty: Play with no kitty or choose from game-specific kitty sizes.
. Opening bid: Set the minimum from 10-50 points.
. Bid increments: Choose bidding increments before and after 60, with optional larger increments after 100.
. Meld values: Customize meld scoring in detail.
. Meld bidding: Communicate meld strength with jump bids.
. Marriage requirement: Require a marriage in trump to bid.
. Minimum meld: Define the threshold to claim meld.
. Minimum trick Points: Set how many trick points are needed to save meld.
. Surrender: Enable surrender after bidding and set points awarded to opponents.
. Initial lead: Choose whether any suit or only trump can be led.
. Must beat rule: Decide if players must beat a card only in trump or in any suit.
. Card values: Adjust trick point values for each rank.
. Shooting the moon: Enable or disable and set its value.
. Tiebreaker rule: Decide the winner when multiple players or teams reach the winning score.
. Set limit: End the game after a player or team is set a chosen number of times.
. Game over condition: Finish by points or number of hands.

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Play, learn, and master Pinochle - Expert AI. Enjoy a single-player Pinochle experience designed for practice, strategy, or casual play. Whether you want to improve your skills or relax with an offline card game, play your way with smart AI opponents, customizable rules, and a fresh challenge every game.

Version History • New simultaneous passing option: both partners choose their cards before receiving the other’s pass.
• New three-player Cutthroat Pinochle, with single deck and double deck support.
• Additional bid increment customization options.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.71 Sep 24 • New simultaneous passing option: both partners choose their cards before receiving the other’s pass.
• New three-player Cutthroat Pinochle, with single deck and double deck support.
• Additional bid increment customization options.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.70 Sep 20 • New three-player Cutthroat Pinochle, with single deck and double deck support.
• Additional bid increment customization options.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.67 Sep 16 • New three-player Cutthroat Pinochle, with single deck and double deck support.
• Additional bid increment customization options.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.66 Sep 11 • New three-player Cutthroat Pinochle, with single deck and double deck support.
• Additional bid increment customization options.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.64 Sep 8 • New three-player Cutthroat Pinochle, with single deck and double deck support.
• Additional bid increment customization options.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.60 Aug 28 • AI improvements.
• UI improvements. 5.51 Jul 20 • AI improvements.
• UI improvements. 5.50 Jun 3 • Set a unique play style for each AI seat.
• New option to play all four hands.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.41 May 5 • New option to play all four hands.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.40 Apr 17 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.33 Apr 8 • New option to show meld details. See settings to enable.
• Improved options to determine when one must play higher and when one must play trump.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.32 Mar 30 • Improved options to determine when one must play higher and when one must play trump.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.31 Mar 28 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.26 Mar 13 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.25 Mar 1 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.24 Feb 28 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.23 Feb 27 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.22 Feb 26 • Analyze bid option. Ask the AI for an estimate of a bid's success. See settings to enable.
• View the contracts of each played hand in the scores dialog.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.21 Feb 18 • View the contracts of each played hand in the scores dialog.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.20 Feb 15 • Review previously played hands from the scores dialog. Tap on a previous round to review.
• Support for single deck pinochle without the nines.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.10 Jan 15 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 5.02 12/19/2025 • AI improvements.
• UI improvements. 5.01 11/29/2025 • UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 4.90 11/08/2025 • Option to play with a single round of bidding.
• Option to pass 5 cards.
• Option to require the initial bidder to open with the minimum bid.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements. 4.80 10/27/2025