Solo three, trick 1. You are P2, a Defender. The Declarer (P1) led the K
, you have no Heart, and P3 and P4, your fellow Defenders, play after you. Your goal is to win this trick for the Defenders and keep your Moon; nothing later can change this trick.
P3Defender
P1Forehand, Declarer
P4Dealer, Defender
P1Your hand
Which Tarok do you play?
Answer
VIII. The Declarer has already played, so any Tarok of yours wins the K for the Defenders, whatever P3 and P4 add. The Moon is lost to the Skus even when a fellow Defender’s Skus captures it, and the Skus can still come from P3 or P4 in this trick. Trump with the VIII and keep the Moon in your hand.
for the Defenders, whatever P3 and P4 add. The Moon is lost to the Skus even when a fellow Defender’s Skus captures it, and the Skus can still come from P3 or P4 in this trick. Trump with the VIII and keep the Moon in your hand.Rule: Tarok Rule: if you are void in the led suit, you must play a Tarok; you don’t have to win the trick. The Moon can only be lost to the Pagat in a Fairy Tale Trick, or to the Skus in any other trick, even if it is your Partner’s Skus that captures it.