The Declarer in a Call has just taken a talon half and holds fifteen cards: I, X, XV, K
, K
, Q, C
, J
, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 2. They propose discarding K, 2, and 9 to get back to twelve.
Is that discard legal?
Reveal answer
Answer
No. K is a King, and Kings, like the Trull, may never be discarded. The Pagat (I) stays untouched too, as a Trull card always must, and with ten color cards free to go, no Tarok may go. Your discards count for your side, so discard Q, C and J instead, the three cards with the most pips that the law allows: 6 pips. That returns the hand to twelve without breaking a single discard law.
is a King, and Kings, like the Trull, may never be discarded. The Pagat (I) stays untouched too, as a Trull card always must, and with ten color cards free to go, no Tarok may go. Your discards count for your side, so discard Q, C and J instead, the three cards with the most pips that the law allows: 6 pips. That returns the hand to twelve without breaking a single discard law.