You are the Forehand (P1). P2 bid Two, P3 One and P4 Solo three, and now it is your turn.
P4Dealer
Your hand
Pad
- P2: Two
- P3: One
- P4: Solo three
Do you hold the Solo three, bid Solo two, or bid Solo one?
Answer
Solo one. Eight Taroks with six big ones (Skus, XXI, XX, XIX, XVIII, XV) meet the test for Solo one: past six in count and one extra big Tarok per rung up to the sixth. Holding P4’s Solo three is legal, because every other seat comes after the Forehand, but it plays two rungs below the hand.
Rule: Climb to Two, One or a Solo only as your Tarok count climbs past five and then six, one extra big Tarok per rung as the price of one fewer talon card.