Dappen — Puzzle E3

Round two, seven players. Five players have already passed. You are the sixth to speak, second-to-last before the dealer. Your hand: III, VI, IX, Q♥, J♦, 7♣.

dappen Puzzle #243

Can you pass?

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Answer

No, and not one Tarok in your hand has anything to do with it. You are the second-to-last to speak, and the second-to-last duty claims the Dapp automatically once everyone before you has passed, whatever your cards say: the rule exists precisely because the final speaker can never be drafted, so somebody has to commit before the table gets there, and this round that somebody is you.