Solo three, trick 1. You are P3, a Defender. P1 led the K
, P2 played the 7, you have no Club, and the Declarer (P4) plays after you. Your goal is to win this trick, and the King's 4 pips, for the Defenders.
P2Defender
P1Forehand, Defender
P4Dealer, Declarer
P1
P2Your hand
Which Tarok do you play?
Answer
Skus. You must play a Tarok, and the Declarer can overtrump any Tarok of yours except the Skus. The Emperor’s Trick would need both the Moon and the Pagat after your Skus, and the Declarer adds only one card. Trump with the XII or the VI and the King can go to the Declarer.
Rule: Tarok Rule: if you are void in the led suit, you must play a Tarok; you don’t have to win the trick. If the three Trull cards (Skus, Moon and Pagat) all fall in the same trick, the Pagat wins it: in Slovenian Tarok this is the Emperor’s Trick.