Basic pinochle with lots of room for improvement
"Pinochle on iPad" is a very basic interpretation of the game. While is has options available to set up many of the differing playing styles, this game has some serious shortcomings, especially in the AI. I have found the computer players very easy to set as they always seem to raise the bid beyond what their hands can support. The game does not seem to have the notion of a meld bid and your computer "partner" does not really contribute. The graphics are very basic and even the hands holding the cards do not change to reflect the number of tricks left in the hand. All of this could be acceptable if the game was built on a solid AI but for now this Pinochle is more annoying than realistic to play and I would not recommend it unless you are trying to teach novice players the basics of the game. 15 August 2010
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