You are the Forehand. Your 15 cards at the bidding.
P2Dealer
Your hand
Do you say "I'll play" or pass?
Answer
I’ll play. Six Taroks with the Skus and the Moon, and two Kings, meet the test: the Skus, the Moon, the XVIII, the XV and the two Kings make six sure winners. Your K
and K
are bare, with no other Diamond or Spade beside them, but in Strawman a lone King is worth a whole trick: at the first lead your opponent can trump it only about 2 percent of the time.
and K are bare, with no other Diamond or Spade beside them, but in Strawman a lone King is worth a whole trick: at the first lead your opponent can trump it only about 2 percent of the time.Rule: Say “I’ll play” (the Declarer Challenge) if you hold six or more Taroks including the Skus or the Moon, plus two Kings. That means about six sure winners, Kings and big Taroks (XV and up) counted together. Pass with everything else.