Slovenian Tarok

Contracts

• Klop (klopecki) — Forehand-only contract — fires only when all 3 other players pass. Every player for themselves; you want to avoid taking tricks/points. Talon dribbles one face-up 'vitamin' card per trick (first 6 tricks) into the trick for the winner. A player who takes MORE than 35 card_points scores −70; a player who takes ZERO tricks scores +70. If nobody exceeds 35 and nobody is shut out, each player's card_points (rounded to nearest 5) are subtracted from their score. Negative-contract trick_resolution applies: must beat highest card on table; pagat playable only as last legal option. Compulsory klop is forced when a player's cumulative score reaches exactly zero OR when a player is dealt no taroks.
• Three (tri / trojka) — Forehand-only — only available when all other 3 players pass. Declarer calls a king (silent partner). Picks 3 cards from talon (the set-of-3 mode), discards 3. Need ≥36 card_points on declarer's side. Score = 10 + difference + bonuses. Difference = (declarer_side_card_points − 35) rounded to nearest 5.
• Two (dva / dvojka) — Call a king. Talon exposed as 3 sets of 2; pick one set (2 cards), discard 2. Need ≥36 card_points. Score = 20 + difference + bonuses.
• One (ena / enka / enojka) — Call a king. Talon exposed as 6 individual cards; pick 1, discard 1. Need ≥36 card_points. Score = 30 + difference + bonuses.
• Solo three (solo tri) — Declarer plays alone vs 3. Talon picked up (3 of 3). Need ≥36 card_points alone. After exchange, declarer may upgrade to colour valat. Score = 40 + difference + bonuses.
• Solo two (solo dva) — Declarer alone, 2 cards from talon. Score = 50 + difference + bonuses. May upgrade to colour valat after exchange.
• Solo one (solo ena) — Declarer alone, 1 card from talon. Score = 60 + difference + bonuses. May upgrade to colour valat after exchange.
• Pikolo (piccolo) — Optional negative contract per pagat.com Variations: declarer plays alone aiming to win EXACTLY one trick. Ranks between solo-ena and berac. Worth 70. Most Slovenian players do not allow this contract (considered too easy), hence advanced scope. Negative-contract trick resolution applies (stichzwang ON; Pagat-only-as-last-resort).
• BeraÄ (Beggar) — Declarer alone, takes no tricks. Talon untouched and unseen (placed face-down). Stichzwang ON: must beat highest card if possible. Pagat may only be played as last card, last trump, or only legal option. No bonuses, no difference. Declarer leads the first card. Win/lose is flat 70.
• Solo without (solo brez / brez talona) — Declarer alone. Talon (unrevealed) goes to opposition. Need ≥36 card_points. No bonuses, no difference. Captured-mond penalty still applies. Flat 80.
• Open beggar (odprti beraÄ) — BeraÄ with declarer's hand face-up after the first trick. Opponents may NOT discuss the play. Stichzwang ON. Pagat-only-as-forced rule applies.
• Colour valat (barvni valat brez) — Declarer alone, no talon, wins ALL tricks while TAROKS ARE NOT TRUMP — they function as a 5th suit. A void player must still play a tarok, but a tarok does NOT beat a plain-suit card. Declarer leads to first trick. Most often arrived at by upgrading a solo-3/2/1 after seeing the talon (those upgrades cost no extra contract value beyond the difference of 125 vs the solo's base). Bidding colour-valat directly = 'colour valat without'. No bonuses, no difference. Flat 125.
• Valat (valat brez) — Declarer alone, no talon, wins ALL tricks WITH normal trump rules. No bonuses, no difference, no other scoring. Flat 500. An announcement of valat cancels all other bonuses/announcements on that hand.