Dappen — Puzzle M1

Round two, seven players. Two players before the bidder passed with no duty on them; the third voluntarily called “Dapp!” You hold: V, IX, K♦, Q♠, J♣, 4♥.

dappen Puzzle #235

Do you call "Challenge!"?

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Answer

Let it go. Two Taroks and one King is not a hand that wants to run the Dapper’s chair, and a Challenge only pays off if you can back it up: either you are strong enough that the bidder might hand the Dapp straight to you, or you are confident enough in your side to welcome doubled stakes. This hand offers neither. Save the word for a hand that means it.