You are the Forehand, and the other three have passed. The final choice is yours. Your hand: Skus, XXI, XX, XVIII, XVII, XIV, XI, K
, K
, Q.
P3
10 cards
Pass
P210 cards
Pass
P410 cards
Pass
Your hand
What do you play?
Answer
Raise to Solo. Five big Taroks at 2 each, the XIV and the XI at 1 each and two Kings at 1 each make a count of 14, with the Skus and the XXI: more than a Solo asks for. Keep the Call and you would call the XIX and share a contract worth 1 Victory Point; the Solo pays 4 Victory Points, and this hand can carry it alone.
Rule: Solo: claim it with a count of 12, the Skus and the XXI.