The non-dealer has passed. You are the dealer. Your 15 cards: Skus, XVII, XIII, IX, K♦, Q♣, K♠, J♥, C♠, 7♣, 8♣, 2♦, 3♦, 7♠, 8♠.
Play, or pass?
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Answer
Play. Four Taroks led by the Skus, two Kings, a Queen, a Cavalier and a Jack: eighteen pips of court weight sit in your hand before a single Strawman card turns over. Being second to speak changes nothing about the hand’s profile; a hand this loaded doesn’t wait for permission.