Trick 1 of 10. The Dodge Round: everyone passed and the Forehand, P1, declared it and led the J; you are P2.
P3








10 cards










P1Forehand







9 cards









P4








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P1Your hand










You must beat the J, and you want to lose this trick. Which Heart do you play?
Answer
The C
. A player after you then beats it with the Q
, the only higher Heart you lack, or, holding no Heart, must play a Tarok, and the Taroks you do not see cannot all hide in the Forehand’s nine cards. The K
wins if P3 follows with the Q
and P4 has neither a Heart nor a Tarok.
Rule: Rising Rule: if you can beat the highest card on the table, you must.