tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64019722011-07-16T19:39:21.810-04:00There are many different variations of the game of Pinochle. I have dubbed my version “Power Pinochle” because it is the ultimate test of pinochle skill. You must understand the true essence of the game in order to play Power Pinochle properly. I understand that the only way to find quality challenges all the time is to teach people the right way to play the game at its highest level. I am the Shnitzmaster, and this is my guide to... POWER PINOCHLE.Shnitzmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351075112358714823noreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401972.post-1121980112473894402005-07-21T17:03:00.000-04:002005-07-21T17:08:32.480-04:00

Of course, the converse of what I said in that last posting is also important to understand...If O1 is out of trump on the second Ace and your partner and O2 still have trump, you MUST play the next trump and allow your partner to win his 10 before O2 gets to lead. I know, I know - that's obvious based on the previous posting. But if I hadn't ever seen it, I wouldn't bother posting it!

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Okay, here’s the situation:You are the Dealer (D). Sitting clockwise from you are the first opponent (O1), your partner (P), and the second opponent (O2).You (the Dealer) get stuck with the bid and call Hearts trump. You've got a double-ace in a 5 card trump suit with no 10. You play both aces on the first 2 triks. On the first trik, you get trump from everyone. On the second one, everyone throws

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I know you've all been waiting for it, so here are our first ever PPR's!!!I'll preface this by saying 3 things:1) We added in 0.25 points for each game played. We need people to play. That's what makes the game rock.2) We only gave out 4 BPP's (Bad Play Points), despite seeing some horrible errors- especially from Lou and Orrkis. We'll start assigning up to 3 BPP's for each brutal play from now

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Here's how it works:Runs/Aces: +1 point (0 if you get set on a run)Shnitzes: +8Bad Plays/Bids: -1, -2, or -3 (judged at the time of the play)NOTE: a "bad bid" will be result in a deduction when you get set on the opponents' deal by 5 points or more, regardless of how good the hand actually is. Wins: +5Losses: 0Bonuses: Hat Trick (+8; the 4th shnitz in the same evening and higher will count for 13

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Okay, I know this is what everyone's been waiting for. Summer Pinochle League is coming! Here's how it works: Everyone on the PPR list will be given a random # between 1 and 10. The Pinochle "season" will consist of 10 "tournaments" that must be completed over 3 months (June - August). Each "tournament" involves 5 people playing 5 official games, with each person sitting for 1 game during the

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This was originally going to be called the "Premier Philadelphia Power Pinochle Pound-4-Pound Power Rankings," but due to my readers expressing that they found this blog to be “mostly alliteration”, I decided to shorten it up.[Come to think of it, perhaps it was described as “mostly illiterate”.]Either way, there will be no PPPPPPPR’s, so you’ll have to settle for simply the PPR’s. And since I’m

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It is generally a good idea to plan an evening of pinochle around a big fight. Here are some reasons why:- Most big fights are on Saturday night. And if you love playing pinochle all the time, you probably don't have anywhere else to go on Saturday night.- Players who are waiting to play in the next game get to watch people punch each other in the face and make each other bleed.- Watching people

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There are a lot of problems that can arise while playing an intense game of Power Pinochle. Here is a list of some common problems from my experiences playing pinochle and my suggested solutions:PROBLEM: Someone makes a bad play.SOLUTION: First, try to calmly explain why the play was incorrect. Then try to explain what the proper play is for that situation.P: Someone makes the same exact bad play

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We showed you the bidding rules below, but here are some other rules about some off-beat bids that don’t quite conform to the rest. 1. The Meldless Meld Bid – sometimes players will bid 22 or 24 because they have an extremely powerful hand, but have no suit to call trump. They will do this because they may be able to pull a big hand if their partner has a good trump suit. Some players will think

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Here is a list of reasons why Power Pinochle is the ultimate test of Pinochle skill:1. No love for meld – Pulling meld has very little to do with your ability to play the hand. It’s virtually all luck. You’ve gotta show your mettle during the triks. Therefore, there are no crazy meld bonuses (such as 30 points for a double-pinochle). Also, you’ve gotta bid at least 5 over your total meld. If your

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I've been doing this blog for about a year and half, but I feel like it was highly unfocused at times. That is why I have prepared a new formal mission statement:MISSION STATEMENT:There are many different variations of the game of Pinochle. However, I have dubbed my version “Power Pinochle” because it is the true test of pinochle skill. You must really understand the essence of the game in order

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Here are the basic rules:Deck – Standard 48 card Pinochle deck. Dealing – Every player gets 4 cards at a time until all 48 cards are dealt, starting with the person to the left of the dealer and continuing clockwise. The deal passes after each hand.Bidding – Players bid for the right to name the trump suit. The team that wins the bid must pull a “total score” greater than or equal to the bid

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I thought I did this already, but sometimes I can’t remember the difference between things I thought about doing and things I’ve actually done. Anyway, this is THE MOST IMPORTANT posting for Power Pinochle players to familiarize themselves with. I will list them from highest to lowest in order of efficiency, which I judge based on how easy it is to execute & read, how accurate it is, and how it

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We have created a problem.We've gotten too good.If you are reading this page, you have probably played pinochle with me before. You have probably learned the art of Shnitzmastery from the original Shnitzmaster himself. You have probably felt my filthy, oily, ass-scratch infested hands on your dome as I rubbed your head into oblivion. But at this point, we have reached a peak. No one can hang with

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The greatest streak in the history of organized Pinochle came to an end yesterday, when Orrkis rode a 7-card run with a rundown and outside covered Ace in his partner’s strong suit right down my Hersh[nitz]ey Highway and rubbed my head. Kudos, Orrkis! Here’s to 15 more years of me keeping your filthy hands off of my shnitzmasterfully soft dome! You know, it’s funny – I don’t remember ordering

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I’ve probably mentioned on this site before how the “Hi-Lo” is a stupid signal. All that means is that I'm an idiot, but an idiot who continues to learn from experience on a quest for abolute shnitzmastery. But it is not a stupid signal at all. In fact, it is the PERFECT signal. DEFINITION: This is a 2-part signal. While your partner is playing out his winning trump, you throw a high card (

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Here is a review of the bidding system for Power Pinochle. Each bid has a certain meaning, as defined below:21 (“save”) – Always save your partner with a 5-card suit, no matter what the 5 cards are. You may save your opponents if you feel you can make the minimum bid with your hand.22/24 (“meld bids”) – If you have 10 meld or more, you can use meld bids where appropriate. If you don’t have a

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Charlie's head is in great danger!!! 

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Charlie & I Violate the Pickles Dome 

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Charlie rubs Tim's filthy head! 

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Last night 80 year old Pinochle (and WWII) veteran Charlie Gold made a huge splash in his debut at the Power Pinochle table, recording his first officially-recognized shnitz. The aging card warrior wasted no time pulling the perfect complementary hand for my 9 winners and putting dents in Pickle and Tim's heads that were almost as large as the one in the rear driver-side door of his Oldsmobile (

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This was my response to the greatest email ever: ********************************************** Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:06:45 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jay Levin" Add to Address Book Subject: Re: Pinochle!!!!!!!! To: "Charlie Gold" Hi Charlie: I appreaciate the offer to join your retirement club, but since I am only 26 years old, I think I'm gonna stick with the whole "work" thing a bit longer

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This is the best message (out of 2 total) that I received in response to my letter to the Inquirer, and perhaps the greatest email I've ever received in my life: ********************************* Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:34:43 -0700 (PDT) From: "Charlie Gold" Add to Address Book Subject: Pinochle!!!!!!!! To: moyle360@yahoo.com Hello Jay: My name is Charlie Gold and my game is

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Here is my response to the article mentioned in my last post. It must be known that pinochle is a game of skill, strategy, aggression, and most importantly, HEADS!!!

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By now most of you have read this article that was on the front page of the Local News section of the Inquirer this week. I wrote a response to the author and it should be published sometime soon. I was going to put a link to this blog in the article, but then I remembered that shit I wrote about wanning to bone Janet Jackson and decided against it. My only beef is "how do you write an article

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That's right: Yorkee likes it! I’d like to announce that I’ll be starting my very own sports memorabilia autographing service. Basically, if you have any collectors’ items that you want autographed, I will sign them for you. You may choose between having them signed with the athlete’s name, or “Yorkis”. I will try to make each signature unique, so Yao Ming’s signature doesn’t look the same as,

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One of the biggest problems when going for the Shnitz is that sometimes you don’t think more than one move ahead of your throw, and thus end up sending confusing signals across the table. On hands where you are trying to signal to your partner that you’ve got a double ace or a rundown, you should never blow the signal. The most important thing to remember is that if you’ve got a couple of free

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Alright, so game never happened as intended this week. Next week, I'm officially declaring "Game Week", and we will have lots of game (despite the fact that very few 'nochlers have actual 'game', which is why we all will be playing pinochle and not having sex with "women"). Forget the Pinochle that wasn't played this past week. In the words of the great Rafikki, "it does not mattah, it is in the

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I am here. It is time for game. Thursday night (3/4) we are going to have game at my place at 7:30. Be sure to bring lots of beer and whatever you want to smoke. Don't bother bringing a hat because you will have to take it off when it is time for me to rub your filthy head. THE GAME IS ON!!! And the next game will be during the Mosley/Winky fight next weekend (Saturday, 3/13). Good times.

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I'm thinking of writing a script for a new movie. Here is the premise:The year is 2064. A man named Jeshnitz Kike walks into a Jewish nursing home and claims to be the son of the Pinochle Gods. The skeptical old Jews claim that Jude Ass the Shnitzmaster is the one true Pinochle God. Jude Ass triumphantly strolls over in his walker (which takes a few minutes) and challenges Jeshnitz to a game of '

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If fat chicks in college are cows, then what are buffaloes? Super-fat chicks? Can we put a weight limit on this to better classify them? Perhaps the regular fatties can be called "cows", but then when they get to 250 they become "buffaloes". [In case you were wondering, 300+ are "hippos" and 400+ are "whales". The ones you see Richard Simmons gushing over on The Maury Povich Show that can't get

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Today is my last day of work. I will be back in Pi-mecca next week, which means that for the first time since December, there will be GAME! There will definitely be a whole lotta head-rubbin going down! All I've gotta do is pop in the tape of Header Hunter and Jenna Jameldson to provide me with the inspiration necessary to rub one out on your filthy, vile domes. Can I count trump? Check! Will

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I didn't spend a hectic 5 minutes putting up a Comments link so I could post smiley faces for myself. Click the link and make your opinions heard within the Circle [of Cock...or "COC"]. Suck my ballz

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I have now been out on assignment for 8 months. Is anyone playing Pinochle in my absence? You don't need me to play game. Besides, I'm just gonna rub your head anyway and make you lose. People want 'nochle! Just find a 4th and get a game!! If the touch of another man's fluffy head is no longer enough to motivate you, throw some cash on it! Here are some good cash rules: $5 per game/$5 per

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Do Europeans play Pinochle? I was just wondering because there's no better way to spend an evening of Pinochle action than to have some quality boxing action on the tele[vision]. Perhaps we should invest in a satellite that gets us European networks so we can see events like this fight card: In Dresden, Germany Markus Beyer (28-1) vs. Andre Thysse (14-2) (WBC

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The return of the Shnitzmaster rapidly approaching... Within 2 short weeks, I will be returning to Philadelphia, armed with my WMD - Weapons of Meld Deshntizin', coming for all the triks... ...and no head is safe. I mean, NO HEAD! NADA! NONE! NINGUN CABEZA! [Don't get me started on your asses, because they're not safe either!] Viva la Shnitz!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I know what your thinking, and the answer is "No, 'the Clog' is not a gigantic rubber cork to jam in your anus to counter diarrhea" (although I'm sure a lot of you could have used those after reading my "Meldentine's Day" poem). The Clog is Charles Cliver's entrant to the weblog universe and contains interesting, insightful commentary on things I know absolutely nothing about. Sure there are

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The Void is rapidly approaching - you know, the time when the only "sports" on TV are B-word and Golf. And despite the fact that I can use this Void to my advantage to better count trump and capture a few more heads, I will miss my sports. But alas the "sport" of Arena Football has gained some popularity. Think about it - who wouldn't want to go out to a 50-yard indoor field with 13 other

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I have this great idea for a reality series. We call it "Funny Farm". The premise is that you give a bunch of guys and girls a box full of vegetables, chew-toys, liquor, perfumes/colognes, and clothing and make them live in a barn for a week. The object of the game will be to see who can have sex with the most different types of animals (you know: cows, chickens, sheep, goats, horses, etc.). Oh,

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From the Jackass of Diamonds (me) to the Queen of Spades (Janet). Dear Janet, when I watched you dance, I felt a tingling in my pants. The Pats and Panthers long forgotten, It was time to find a sweatsock, soft and cotton. And then it happened like a dream, Your shielded nipple appeared on my TV screen! I've never seen a breast of such fine ilk - Do you mind if i check for chocolate milk? The

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On my way to work this morning I'm flipping stations and all of a sudden there it is... right here on some random station I never listen to in Mid-Michigan... only ONE DAY after I call it out... "once again Ret-uuurn of tha Mack" I was all set to flip past it because it was the worst song ever, but then I sat and listened for a few seconds as it faded away and the DJ came on and said "I love

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[Who sang that song "Return of the Mack" anyway? Geez that was awful. Possibly my least favorite song of all time, right above "Barbie Girl" and "Dancing Queen".] Anyway, did anyone get Tudor Farcas' number last night? We could always use a 4th! (anyone have any Tudor Farcas links?) And even when he's not playing, he's useful because we can put our beers on his flat head so the table doesn't

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Bag 'em, bitches! Why would you want to play them aces when it might prevent me from taking them from you and rubbing your filthy heads? Regardless, the Shnitzmaster has received a 2 week extension so you will all have to wait until early March to have my sweaty hands grace your vile domes. ***************************** Also, I know it has nothing to with Pinochle, but why couldn't former New

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I present you with the official Queen of Spades...

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The good news for you all is that I am very rusty and haven't looked at a Pinochle hand in about a month. The bad news is that I haven't been killing off brain cells at my usual accelerated pace, which means that I can use them to count trump and rub your heads! Oh, and there's MORE bad news... - I stopped using toilet paper and now use my hands. These are the same hands I will use to rub your

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Due to an OVERWHELMING request for strategy hints for single-deck Pinochle, I will start posting up "Tips of the Day". Today's tip: Count your points before you bid. The trickiest part of the game is deciding which hands to bid on, and how much to bid. According to MY rules (which are THE rules, see my first posting), aces require a minimum bid of 25 and runs require a minimum bid of 30, "save"

Shnitzmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351075112358714823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401972.post-1075404641264107972004-01-29T14:17:00.000-05:002004-01-29T14:32:53.466-05:00

Re: RETURN OF THE SHNITZMASTER All beware! There are officially 11 more days of guaranteed employment before the Shnitzmaster returns to what he does best - rubbing all of your disgusting, lice-infested heads! I'm gonna pull all the triks and inspect your filthy heads like that guy was doing to Saddam on the TV. During my last visit to the official Pinochle Haven (Philly, PA), I only managed to

Shnitzmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351075112358714823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401972.post-1075392009747482632004-01-29T10:40:00.000-05:002004-01-29T11:31:53.420-05:00

Welcome! I am the Shnitzmaster, and I would like to welcome everyone to my log...er... BLOG, rather, which will be entirely dedicated to the greatest card game in the world.... PINOCHLE! Now is your chance to share humorous pinochle stories and anecdotes with people who will actually understand what the hell you're talking about! Did you pull all 8 aces in one hand? POST IT! Did you shnitz your

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