Spades are led and an opponent’s Q♠ is currently winning the trick. You are void in Spades and hold IV, XII, and XVIII among others.
You must play a Tarok. Which one?
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Answer
The IV. Any Tarok beats any color card, so the smallest one does this job for free. The XII and XVIII are for winning Tarok fights later; spending them on a Queen is paying gold for bread. (Beware the one exception: if a LATER player is also void, they can overtrump your IV. With fat pips already in the trick, judge whether the IV is enough.)