You are the Forehand, and you speak first. Your hand: II, III, 3
, 4, 3
, 4, 7
, 8, 9, 7
, 8, 9.
Do you bid the Beggar, or pass?
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Answer
Bid the Beggar. Count it first: the II and the III add 1 each and nothing else counts, a 12-count of 2, so this hand does not match the Call. Now check the hand for the Beggar: in each of the four color suits you hold only low cards. The II and the III are the two lowest Taroks after the Pagat. In the red suits the 1 ranks highest, then the 2, the 3 and the 4, so your 3s and 4s are the lowest red cards; your black 7s, 8s and 9s rank below the 10 and every Jack, Cavalier, Queen and King. Win no trick and add 4 Victory Points. The 12-count sets the bar for playing alone; the Beggar asks for the opposite, a hand in which no card has to win a trick.