Dappen — Puzzle C3

Round two, seven players. Nobody has claimed yet, and no duty binds you. Your hand: XVII, XIV, X, VII, K♣, K♦.

dappen Puzzle #227

Claim the Dapp, or pass?

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Answer

Claim it. Four Taroks in a real ladder plus two Kings behind them is exactly the workhorse profile: nothing forces your hand, but nothing needs to. Twelve fresh cards let you hollow out a suit or two and turn this respectable six into a hand that can actually hold the table under forty.