Calling the Twenty — Puzzle X3

You are the Forehand, Normal Game. Your hand: XX, XIX, XV, XI, VIII, V, K♣, C♥, J♦, 1♥.

zwanzigerrufen Puzzle #177

Which Tarok do you call, and what does your call tell the table?

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Answer

The XVIII. Holding both the XX and XIX, the ladder walks down two rungs. And listen to what the table hears: every step below XX quietly announces “the higher ones are with me.” Information flows both ways in this game.