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Yes, pinochle is playable

...and is worth 18 points.

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"Pinochle" Definition

noun

A game of cards for two to four persons, played with a special deck of 48 cards, with points being scored by taking tricks and forming certain combinations.
The combination of the queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game.
A card game played with a 48-card pack containing two each of A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit with the object to score points by melding certain combinations of cards or by winning tricks that contain scoring cards.
The meld of queen of spades and jack of diamonds scoring 40 points in this game.

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