Hosting Pinochle
Before you start a game, you must first seat the players. Select the player you wish to seat from the list of players that have joined your game (lower right of game screen). Click the player's name and then click
"North" or "South" or "East" or
"West". After all the players are seated, you may begin the game. To start the game, click the "Start Game" button above the list of players.
Choose the end point for the game - either 350 points or 500
points. You are also given an option to play out hands
when team taking bid has less than 20 meld. Set your options
the way you want them, and click start.
Host Options
The host of a game has the options to seat, mute or kick players at the table and lock the door.
Seat - To replace a player, there is no need to remove the player first -- just click the name of the player you wish to seat, click the word "Seat", and click the seating position of the player to be replaced.
Auto Mute - When you click the "Auto Mute" button, if a muted player disconnects from the table and comes back, they will still be muted.
Lock Door (default setting unlocked) - When this option is checked, no one can enter the table.
Nick Options
There are several options that you have as host that you can access by clicking on the Nick located in the Nick box located in the bottom right corner. They are as follows:
Seat North, South, East or West
Mute - To mute someone at a table you are hosting, click their name in the list of players and then click "Mute". When someone is muted, he/she will not be able to chat or play sounds at that table. When you click the "Auto Mute" button, if a muted player disconnects from the table and comes back, that player will still be muted.
Kick - To kick someone from the table you are hosting, click on his/her name in the list of players and then click "Kick". Kicking removes a player from your table. He/she can rejoin unless you have the door locked.
Cancel - This allows you to close the Nick option menu without making a selection.
Bidding:
Bidding starts with player to left of dealer and continues
clockwise. Once you have passed you may not bid again.
Once bidding is complete, a meld screen appears. Each
players' meld cards are shown. Close meld screen to continue
play.
Playing Your Cards
The player taking the bid will play first. Double-click to
play a card.
Scoring
Scoring is done by the computer. You can see each team's
meld/bid and current points in the upper right and left corners of
game screen.
Sounds
You can play sounds during the game that the other players will hear. Click the "Sounds" button, then choose a sound from the sounds in your list. To not hear the sounds being played during the game, click the "Sounds" button and click the "Sound is On" button. You will still be able to hear the beep for your turn if the "Beep on My Turn" option is checked in the "Options" menu. If you have sound on but are not hearing all the sounds being played, it is because these are user sounds which have to be installed on your computer to play.
