You are the Forehand, and the other three have passed. The final choice is yours. Your hand: XIV, XII, XI, IX, VIII, VI, IV, K
, K
, J
.
P3
10 cards
Pass
P210 cards
Pass
P410 cards
Pass
Your hand
What do you play?
Answer
Keep the Call. Seven Taroks below the XV count 1 each and the two Kings 1 each: a count of 9, the Call‘s line, and your Partner brings the rest. No big Tarok tempts you toward the Dodge Round, but it also asks for no Kings, and in the Dodge Round your Kings win tricks. A Solo asks for a count of 12 with the Skus and the XXI.
Rule: The Call: claim it with a count of 9 or more; the secret Partner brings the rest.