You bid Rufer and called the King of Clubs. The talon halves turn face up, and there it sits, K♣, right in one of them. Your hand: XI, VIII, VI, K♠, K♦, Q♥, C♣, J♦, 2♥, 3♦, 8♣, 9♠.
What do you do?
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Answer
Concede. The called King in the talon means there is no partner: you are secretly alone the moment the talon is revealed, and the choice is yours to make before another card falls. Count it: 3 Taroks + 0 doubles for the big ones + 2 Kings = 5, nowhere near the double-digit territory a lone fight to 36 would want. Concede now for the small, dignified loss (each defender adds the plain Rufer value, still an open confirm on the exact number) rather than turning a weak hand into three defenders’ full-stakes payday.