Pinochle & Bezique by MeggieSoft Games   -   Version   14.4

MeggieSoft Games Pinochle & Bezique is a comprehensive
implementation of the original Pinochle and Bezique
card games (the two-player versions). Play against
an online opponent or against your computer. Pinochle
& Bezique has a rich user interface with many
customizable visual, audio, and game options. Six
different computer opponent skill levels are available
for when you are unable to get online, or just want to
practice privately.

Both are games of accumulating points from melding
cards and winning tricks with the object of reaching
the points target before your opponent. Each round
has two phases; the first of which is used to take new
cards from the stock and to play melds, the second
being the playing off of the remaining cards as
tricks. Points are scored for melds, and for winning
tricks in phase two. The standard set of melds in
each game are optionally enhanced by commonly
documented additional meld types.

The user interface, common to all MeggieSoft Games,
supports both point-and-click and drag-and-drop mouse
operations. Features include: realistic animated card
movement; right-click pop-up menus; a hint facility; a
tutorial; automatic play; automatic save and restore
of partly finished games; multiple-user scoreboards; a
clean and uncluttered main window; status-bar shortcut
buttons; and fully customizable main display font and
wallpaper effects for the table and playing mat, and
the card backs.