The Forehand and the two players after them have all passed. You are the Dealer, bidding last, holding: VIII, VI, V, III, II, K
, Q
, J
, 10
.
Holding no honour, may you still bid, and what happens next if you do, and if you pass instead?
Reveal answer
Answer
You may. The honour requirement has one exception, the trial Three: when the first three players have passed, the fourth player alone may bid Three without an honour, and that bid ends the bidding on the spot. You take three talon cards and hope they bring the Skus, the XXI or the Pagat. If they do, the hand goes on as any Three: discard to nine and call the XX. If none is an honour, play stops, each of the other three players adds the value of the contract, 1 Victory Point, and you add nothing. If you pass instead, the cards are thrown in, and the deal passes to the right.