You are the Forehand, and the other three have passed. The final choice is yours. Your hand: VI, IV, K
, Q, C, J, K
, Q, K
, Q.
P3
10 cards
Pass
P210 cards
Pass
P410 cards
Pass
Your hand
What do you play?
Answer
Raise to No-Trump. You hold eight sure no-trump winners (four Clubs from the King down, the K and Q, the K and Q) and only two Taroks, and as the Forehand you lead the first trick. Your count is only 5, short of the 9 the Call asks for, and your Kings rule out the Dodge Round.
and Q, the K and Q) and only two Taroks, and as the Forehand you lead the first trick. Your count is only 5, short of the 9 the Call asks for, and your Kings rule out the Dodge Round.Rule: A sure no-trump winner is a color card that no other player can beat in its suit: a King, or a lower card when you also hold every higher card of that suit.