Pinochle - Expert AI

Name: Pinochle - Expert AI
Rating: 4.6 (1808 reviews)
Author: NeuralPlay, LLC

Custom Rules & Offline Play

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

1.8K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Card
Developer

NeuralPlay, LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

34.3
MB

Play classic single and double deck Pinochle. Learn with AI-suggested bids and plays. Challenge six levels of advanced AI opponents. 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 teamwork. 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: • Deck type: Single or double deck. • Scoring style: Modern or classic scoring. • Passing rules: Pass from zero to five cards. • Kitty: Add an optional four-card kitty. • Opening bid: Set the minimum from 10–50 points. • Bid increments: Adjust post-60 and post-100 increments. • 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 both teams reach the winning score. • Set limit: End the game after a team is set a chosen number of times. • Game over condition: Finish by points or number of hands. DOWNLOAD TODAY 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.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

1.8K Ratings

Problems with the computer playing partner and the dealing
09/05/2023

Abiyah916g
In double deck it’s okay to send your partner 20 meld if the partner has at least 16 and then it also applies as the numbers go up. 26 is 30 and so on. It’s not okay to send your partner meld if you don’t don’t have at least two or three aces in your hand unless of its bidder go for the opponent. A lot of times the computer partner won’t even send meld because it’s acting like it wants the bid but if you’re going to bid send meld also because that maybe all your partner needs and when it’s just you and your partner bidding then don’t keep out bidding each other because then you’re both out of range. These things I discussed is the problems I have with the computer partner and the dealing appears to be biased in favor of the two computer partners oppose to the dealing just being random every deal from the beginning to the end.
Problems with the computer playing partner and the dealing
09/05/2023

Abiyah916g

In double deck it’s okay to send your partner 20 meld if the partner has at least 16 and then it also applies as the numbers go up. 26 is 30 and so on. It’s not okay to send your partner meld if you don’t don’t have at least two or three aces in your hand unless of its bidder go for the opponent. A lot of times the computer partner won’t even send meld because it’s acting like it wants the bid but if you’re going to bid send meld also because that maybe all your partner needs and when it’s just you and your partner bidding then don’t keep out bidding each other because then you’re both out of range. These things I discussed is the problems I have with the computer partner and the dealing appears to be biased in favor of the two computer partners oppose to the dealing just being random every deal from the beginning to the end.
Need a new partner
03/15/2024

Huhqga
I enjoy the game - especially that I can configure so many options to make it very close to the way my family and I play. But, I need a slightly smarter partner, especially when it comes to being aware of the game score. Today, we were 5 points from winning, our opponents were way behind us, and all we would have had to do was pass to go out. Instead, my partner bid a high big, which we failed to make, and we ultimately lost the game. Similarly, my partner doesn’t realize when our opponents are close to winning and we are way behind, our only hope of winning the game is to let them get the bid and put them up.

Developer Response
Glad to hear you are enjoying NeuralPlay Pinochle. Thank you for your review. We are working on improvements to the AI.
Need a new partner
03/15/2024

Huhqga

I enjoy the game - especially that I can configure so many options to make it very close to the way my family and I play. But, I need a slightly smarter partner, especially when it comes to being aware of the game score. Today, we were 5 points from winning, our opponents were way behind us, and all we would have had to do was pass to go out. Instead, my partner bid a high big, which we failed to make, and we ultimately lost the game. Similarly, my partner doesn’t realize when our opponents are close to winning and we are way behind, our only hope of winning the game is to let them get the bid and put them up.
Developer Response 04/13/2024
Glad to hear you are enjoying NeuralPlay Pinochle. Thank you for your review. We are working on improvements to the AI.
AI doesn’t play right
11/09/2023

kookoomongaJ
My AI partner always outbids me only to flush out all of my trump and then we lose the bid! What’s up with the eternal drive to get out the A of trump, even leading with k and 10s? The AI does this until the last A of trump has played….and often leaves us going set due to having no more trump! Why does my partner always outbid me ? If I have an awesome run I have to keep outbidding my AI partner until we cannot save! Ugh ! I liked your ap at first cus I lik3 the game but i5 definitely needs to learn the gam3 better!Thanks,Joy

Developer Response
Thank you for your review. We are working on improvements. The AI on level 3 is programmed to use human logic and will draw trump a lot when the team has taken the bid. The AI on levels 4+ uses a Monte Carlos simulation and determines the best time to draw trump based on simulations. We are working on improvements to all levels. The AI will keep bidding once over you if it has a good hand (like a run and/or a long suit). We are working on improvements here too.
AI doesn’t play right
11/09/2023

kookoomongaJ

My AI partner always outbids me only to flush out all of my trump and then we lose the bid! What’s up with the eternal drive to get out the A of trump, even leading with k and 10s? The AI does this until the last A of trump has played….and often leaves us going set due to having no more trump! Why does my partner always outbid me ? If I have an awesome run I have to keep outbidding my AI partner until we cannot save! Ugh ! I liked your ap at first cus I lik3 the game but i5 definitely needs to learn the gam3 better!Thanks,Joy
Developer Response 02/12/2024
Thank you for your review. We are working on improvements. The AI on level 3 is programmed to use human logic and will draw trump a lot when the team has taken the bid. The AI on levels 4+ uses a Monte Carlos simulation and determines the best time to draw trump based on simulations. We are working on improvements to all levels. The AI will keep bidding once over you if it has a good hand (like a run and/or a long suit). We are working on improvements here too.
So close to 5 stars
06/02/2022

mickmac90
I wish this app allows an easier access to the claim button. Also have the pass button smaller and the bid button bigger. I have accidentally hit pass a few to many times and I don’t want to keep hitting the undo button. Overall, I LOVE this app!

Developer Response
Glad to hear you are enjoying NeuralPlay Pinochle. Thank you for your review. And thank you for the UI suggestions. We will try to work them into an update.
So close to 5 stars
06/02/2022

mickmac90

I wish this app allows an easier access to the claim button. Also have the pass button smaller and the bid button bigger. I have accidentally hit pass a few to many times and I don’t want to keep hitting the undo button. Overall, I LOVE this app!
Developer Response 07/31/2022
Glad to hear you are enjoying NeuralPlay Pinochle. Thank you for your review. And thank you for the UI suggestions. We will try to work them into an update.

• UI improvements. • AI improvements.

Version 5.02

Dec 19

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