You declared the Beggar and have not won a trick yet: three tricks to go, and a defender is on lead. Your last three cards: XVII, 3
, 8
. The Skus, XXI, XX, XIX and XVIII have all already fallen in earlier tricks.
Which of your three cards has quietly become the deadly one, and why?
Reveal answer
Answer
The XVII. With the five Taroks above it already gone, it is now the single highest Tarok left in the whole game: any trick it enters, it wins, and the Tarok Rule drags it in the moment you cannot follow the led color. Your 3 and 8 are escapes for as long as the leads cooperate; the XVII has no escape at all. Counting your outs is not just about your own hand, it is about which danger cards are already dead, and once the giants above your Tarok have fallen, it stops being safe and starts being poison.
and 8 are escapes for as long as the leads cooperate; the XVII has no escape at all. Counting your outs is not just about your own hand, it is about which danger cards are already dead, and once the giants above your Tarok have fallen, it stops being safe and starts being poison.