Game: slovenian-tarok

All three others have passed; the choice is yours. Your hand: III, V, VII, IX, K♦, Q♣, J♠, 2♥, 3♦, 7♣, 8♠, 9♠.

Three. You called the King of Diamonds. The talon is spread in two groups of three: Group A holds K♦, VI, 8♣. Group B holds Q♣, J♠, 2♥.

All three others have passed; the choice is yours. Your hand: Skus, XVII, XI, VI, K♥, Q♥, J♦, 3♦, 4♦, 7♣, 8♣, 9♣.

Two. You called the King of Clubs; it turned up in the talon’s Group A (K♣, XVIII), and the king-rescue lets you take it. Group B (9♠, 4♥) and Group C (Q♦, C♦) wait face-down beside the table instead of joining the defenders. Trick 8: you lead the K♣, and it wins the trick outright.

You are seated earlier than the current bidder, and Two now stands. Your hand: Skus, XIII, IX, K♥, Q♥, K♣, J♦, 3♦, 4♦, 7♠, 8♠, 2♥.

One. You called the King of Hearts; it turned up alone in the talon (One’s six groups are single cards), and the king-rescue brings your K♥ to hand while the other five talon cards, Q♦, VI, 8♠, III, 7♣, wait face-down beside the table. Trick 4: Hearts are led, an opponent shows void and trumps…

You are seated later than the current bidder, and Two now stands. Your hand: Skus, XXI, XV, XII, VIII, K♠, Q♠, C♠, J♠, 4♥, 1♦, 7♣.

The auction has already passed Two and now stands at One, and shows no sign of a called-game hand in your own cards. Your hand: II, V, 2♥, 3♥, 4♥, 2♦, 3♦, 7♣, 8♣, 7♠, 8♠, 9♠.

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.