Dodge Round: you are P1, the Forehand; all four passed and you chose the Dodge Round. Trick 1 of 12: you lead.
P4Dealer
Your hand
Pad
- You want to lose this trick.
Which card do you lead?
Answer
The 4
. In the red suits the 1 ranks highest of the numbers and the 4 lowest, so every other Diamond beats the 4, and a player with no Diamond must trump it. The arrows in the pips of the Alpine Tarok deck show you which way the number cards rank. The 1 only looks low: it wins if the other players hold only the 2 and the 3 below it. The XVIII wins if the four Taroks above it lie in the talon.
. In the red suits the 1 ranks highest of the numbers and the 4 lowest, so every other Diamond beats the 4, and a player with no Diamond must trump it. The arrows in the pips of the Alpine Tarok deck show you which way the number cards rank. The 1 only looks low: it wins if the other players hold only the 2 and the 3 below it. The XVIII wins if the four Taroks above it lie in the talon.Rule: When you lead, choose a card that can win the trick if your contract needs tricks or Card Points, or one that is likely to lose it if your contract wants as few of them as possible.