All three others passed, so you, the Forehand (P1), play Three; you called the K
, and it lies in the talon. You hold no Diamond.
P4Dealer
Group A
Group B
Your hand
Pad
- P1: Three, calls the K♦
Which talon group do you take?
Answer
Group A. It holds your called K, so the king-rescue applies, and Group B waits face down for the trick in which you play the K. With no other Diamond the K is a lone King, which rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick. Group B offers only a sixth small Tarok and no pips, and taking it sends the K and its 4 pips to the Defenders’ pile for good.
, so the king-rescue applies, and Group B waits face down for the trick in which you play the K. With no other Diamond the K is a lone King, which rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick. Group B offers only a sixth small Tarok and no pips, and taking it sends the K and its 4 pips to the Defenders’ pile for good.Rule: Calling a King that turns out to be in the talon also leaves you alone, but then the king-rescue applies: you may take the group that contains your called King, the talon cards you did not take are set aside face-down, and when you play that King later, these cards go face-up onto the trick, and the player who wins the trick takes them. A lone King rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick.