You are P3. P2 bid One, and the bidding has come to you.
P1Forehand
P4Dealer
Your hand
Pad
- P2: One
Do you pass, bid Solo three, or bid the Beggar?
Answer
Beggar. You hold all four suits and not one face card, so no high face waits to win a trick. Your two Taroks are the III and the Pagat, and the Pagat never beats another Tarok. The Beggar ranks above One, so you may bid it now, for 14 Victory Points.
Rule: Bid the Beggar if you hold a four-suited hand with no bare high face waiting to win a trick you don’t want. The Pagat is your safest Tarok here: it never beats another Tarok, and the rules keep it in your hand until it is your last one.