You are the Forehand, and you speak first. Your hand: XVIII, XII, IX, VI, K
, Q
, C
, J
, 2, 3, 8, 9.
Do you bid, or do you pass?
Reveal answer
Answer
Pass. The hand fits none of the five bids. Count it first: the XVIII is a big Tarok, 2; the XII, the IX and the VI add 1 each; the K adds 1: a 12-count of 6. The Blind Solo asks for 12 or more. The No-Trump asks for about 7 sure tricks or 25 Card Points in hand, and the No-Trump Solo for 8 sure tricks or 30 Card Points. With the Taroks playing as a plain suit, the K is the only sure trick here, and the twelve cards hold 14 Card Points: a base count of 4 plus a pip count of 10. The Beggar asks for a hand in which no card has to win a trick, and the Piccolo for a hand with exactly one such card. This hand holds two, the XVIII and the K. So you pass. Your pass is not final: the Forehand may still bid when the turn comes back. And if all four pass, the Forehand must play and chooses the Call or the Dodge Round.
adds 1: a 12-count of 6. The Blind Solo asks for 12 or more. The No-Trump asks for about 7 sure tricks or 25 Card Points in hand, and the No-Trump Solo for 8 sure tricks or 30 Card Points. With the Taroks playing as a plain suit, the K is the only sure trick here, and the twelve cards hold 14 Card Points: a base count of 4 plus a pip count of 10. The Beggar asks for a hand in which no card has to win a trick, and the Piccolo for a hand with exactly one such card. This hand holds two, the XVIII and the K. So you pass. Your pass is not final: the Forehand may still bid when the turn comes back. And if all four pass, the Forehand must play and chooses the Call or the Dodge Round.