You are the Forehand (P1), and the other three players have all passed.
P4Dealer
Your hand
Pad
- P2: pass
- P3: pass
- P4: pass
Do you play Three, or do you choose the Dodge Round?
Answer
Three. You hold four Taroks, and the Pagat among them is a Trull piece, so the hand meets the test although none of the four is a big Tarok. The K
is your only Heart, and a lone King rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick. In the Dodge Round the Rising Rule would make you beat a Heart lead with that King.
is your only Heart, and a lone King rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick. In the Dodge Round the Rising Rule would make you beat a Heart lead with that King.Rule: Take Three if you hold four Taroks or more before the exchange, with a big Tarok (XV and up) or a Trull piece among them.