pinochle

But there are many things that bring her joy: a tight network of friends, some kept since her days at Howard, others made recently over fiercely competitive rounds of the card game pinochle.

Whatever the task — from roasting peanuts for his grandfather’s pinochle buddies to building a tool shed from scratch — it had to be done right.

He spends much of his time watching any one of his six grandkids or playing pinochle and dominoes.

I was passing out screwdriver drinks to my parents’ friends as they gathered at various folding card tables to play the card game pinochle.

Now, Ms. Platt said, “I would love to find someone who plays a good game of pinochle.”