All three passed and the Forehand called Dodge Round: fewest Card Points wins now. Compare two of the hands at the table. P2: XI, IX, VII, VI, IV, J
, J
, 1, 1
, 10
. P4: Skus, XXI, XVIII, XV, K, K, Q, C, J, 10.
Who is smiling, and why?
Answer
P2. In the Dodge Round you want losers: cards that can never be forced to win a fat trick. P2’s hand is almost all losers. P4’s stars and Kings are now magnets for exactly the tricks nobody wants: the Skus MUST beat what it can (the Rising Rule is on), and every trick it wins comes with a bill.