You are the Forehand. The other three all passed, and you make the final choice. Your hand: Skus, XXI, XVII, XIII, X, VI, K
, Q, J
, 1
.
Do you keep the Call, raise to a higher contract on the ladder, or play the Dodge Round?
Answer
Keep the Call. Count the hand: three big Taroks, the Skus, the XXI and the XVII, count 2 each, 6; the XIII, X and VI add 1 each, 9; the K makes it 10. A count of 10 matches the Call, which asks for 9 or more, and it is short of the count of 12 a Solo asks for. No-Trump asks for few Taroks, and you hold six. The Dodge Round asks for no big Taroks and no Kings, and you hold three big Taroks and a King: in the Dodge Round those cards win tricks. So keep the Call, call the XX, and capture more than 44 of the 88 Card Points with your Partner.
makes it 10. A count of 10 matches the Call, which asks for 9 or more, and it is short of the count of 12 a Solo asks for. No-Trump asks for few Taroks, and you hold six. The Dodge Round asks for no big Taroks and no Kings, and you hold three big Taroks and a King: in the Dodge Round those cards win tricks. So keep the Call, call the XX, and capture more than 44 of the 88 Card Points with your Partner.