P2's Call ends with the side's captured pile, discards included: I, Skus, K
, Q
, Q
, C
, C, J, J, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV (23 cards). Nothing was announced, but P2's Pagat silently won the very last trick.
Who scores what?
Reveal answer
Answer
32 Card Points, four short of the 36 the Call needed: a base count of 8 (23 ÷ 3, the two left over rounding up), plus a pip count of 24 (Skus and Pagat 4 each, one King 4, two Queens 6, two Cavaliers 4, two Jacks 2): 8 + 24 = 32 of 70. The Call falls, so the two defenders each score 1 Victory Point, the plain Call value. But P2’s Pagat still won the last trick, silently: P2 and the called partner each score 1 Victory Point anyway, for the Pagat Ultimo. This is the family’s finest rule: bonuses belong to the side that earned them, win or lose.