You are the Forehand and speak first. Your hand: IX, VIII, VI, V, III, K♣, Q♠, J♥, 10♠.
Do you bid Three, or pass?
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Answer
Pass. Five Taroks is a strong count by the numbers, but none of them is Skíz, XXI or Pagát: no honour, no bid, and the law is absolute except for the dealer’s trial Three in the last seat. Sit this one out and wait for a hand carrying one of the three keys.