Cutthroat is a popular Pinochle variation for three players. Unlike most partnership Pinochle games, Cutthroat pits each player against one another, every man for himself. It’s a fast-paced, highly competitive, and very strategic card game, requiring careful planning, good memory and discipline. In this game, you can play online against real people or choose between 8 computer opponents, each with different skill levels and unique styles of playing. Each player is dealt 15 cards with 3 cards dealt face-down to the widow. Players bid after initial cards are dealt and the high bidder combines the widow cards to potentially form a stronger hand, then discarding the three weakest cards. As of this release there are 12 options to customize game play to user preferences: Number of Decks: Single|Double Sound Effects: On|Off Game Speed: Normal|Fast|Slow Undo Button: On|Off Must bid to win: On|Off Minimum Trick Points: 0|1|2 Minimum Bid: 15|20|25 Bid Increment: 1|2|3 Point to Win: 75|100|150 Must Throw Higher Card: On|Off|Trumps Must have marriage in trump: On|Off Winner if multiple players make winning score
