P1, the Forehand, P2 and P3 have passed. You are P4, the Dealer, and it is your turn to bid.
P1Forehand
Your hand
Which bid do you make?
Answer
No-Trump. Count the Card Points in hand: twelve cards give a base count of 4, and the pips add 25 (four Kings 16, two Queens 6, the C
2, the J
1), 29 in all, past the No-Trump’s 25. The No-Trump Solo wants 8 sure tricks or 30 Card Points with no talon; the four Kings and the Q
and Q
behind them are 6 sure tricks.
2, the J 1), 29 in all, past the No-Trump’s 25. The No-Trump Solo wants 8 sure tricks or 30 Card Points with no talon; the four Kings and the Q and Q behind them are 6 sure tricks.Rule: No-Trump: about 7 sure tricks or 25 Card Points sitting in hand once the Taroks go ordinary.