You are the Forehand and speak first. Your hand: Skíz, XIV, X, VII, V, K♦, Q♦, C♣, 1♦.
Do you bid Three, bid Two, or pass?
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Answer
Bid Three, and stop there. You hold the Skíz, one of the three honours, so you may bid at all; a Tarok majority of five out of nine with a King and Queen standing together in Diamonds makes Three a solid claim. But climbing a rung wants roughly one extra top Tarok per step, and after the Skíz your next Tarok is the XIV: Two would lean on cards you do not hold. Call the XX and play.