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, bid Solo three, or bid Solo two?
Answer
Solo two. Seven Taroks pass the count for a Solo, and five of them are big (Skus, XXI, XX, XIX, XVI). Solo three asks for four big Taroks and Solo two for five, so the hand meets Solo two: 10 Victory Points plus distance, with one talon card fewer. Bidding Solo three stops one rung below what the test allows.
Rule: Climb to Two, One or a Solo only as your Tarok count climbs past five and then six, one extra big Tarok per rung as the price of one fewer talon card.