Counting Meld
May 1st, 2008 | 
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Counting meld can be difficult at first. Remembering what is what can at times be confusing. Below is a table to help you out. You can print this out to keep it handy if you need to, that way you can easily make sure you are counting your meld correctly.
Usually the game is played where if you have doubles you get extra points. Therefore having 2 of each suit of a card is a big meld hand and important to gain control of the hand by winning the bid. If you have a lot of points with Queens and Jacks hopefully your partner has a strong hand, or you have a lot of Aces yourself.
|
Suit
|
Trump
|
Non-Trump
|
|---|---|---|
|
Run
(A 10 K Q J) |
15
|
0 |
|
Double Run
(A A 10 10 K K Q Q J J) |
150 |
0 |
|
Marriage
(K Q) |
4 |
2
|
|
Rank
|
1 of Each Suit
|
2 of Each Suit
|
|
Aces
(A) |
10 |
100 |
|
Kings
(K) |
8 |
80 |
|
Queens (Q)
|
6
|
60
|
|
Jacks (J)
|
4
|
40
|
|
Pinochle
|
Single
|
Double / Triple
|
|
Pinochle (J-Diamonds Q-Spades)
|
4
|
30 / 45
|
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