You are P4, the Dealer. P2 bid Two and P3 bid One, and now it is your turn.
P1Forehand
Your hand
Pad
- P2: Two
- P3: One
Do you pass, or do you bid the Beggar?
Answer
Pass. Eleven of your cards are low, but the K
is a bare high face: it beats every other Diamond, and the Rising Rule makes you play it on a Diamond lead whenever it beats the cards on the table. A lone King rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick, and in the Beggar one trick loses the contract.
is a bare high face: it beats every other Diamond, and the Rising Rule makes you play it on a Diamond lead whenever it beats the cards on the table. A lone King rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick, and in the Beggar one trick loses the contract.Rule: Bid the Beggar if you hold a four-suited hand with no bare high face waiting to win a trick you don’t want. The Pagat is your safest Tarok here: it never beats another Tarok, and the rules keep it in your hand until it is your last one. A lone King rarely gets trumped, so count it as nearly a whole trick.