Dappen — Puzzle E1

Round two, seven players. Your hand: Skus, K♥, Q♦, J♣, 8♠, 7♣.

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Can you pass?

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Answer

No. The Skus is a trump stop all by itself: it needs no company on the ladder, unlike every card below it. One Skus in hand and passing is off the table, no matter what the other five cards look like.