Contract Three (two groups of three, spread face-up). Your hand: Skus, XVII, XII, K♠, Q♠, J♦, 1♦, 2♦, 3♦, 7♣, 8♣, 9♣. Group A: K♥, Q♦, 7♠. Group B: III, IV, V.
Which group do you take?
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Answer
Group A. It hands you nine ready Card Points (K♥, Q♦) straight toward the 36-line for free, cards you would otherwise have to fight tricks for. Group B is three plain Taroks worth nothing extra: this hand already holds three Taroks and two Spade courts, it doesn’t need more length, it needs points.