A player seated after you has bid Two, and that is the highest bid so far. Your hand: Skus, XIII, IX, K
, Q, K
, J
, 3, 4, 7
, 8, 2.
The bidding comes back around to you: do you stand, bid higher, or pass?
Reveal answer
Answer
Pass. Standing is legal here: the current bidder sits after you in the seat order, so when the bidding comes back around you may say “I hold” and take over their bid of Two. But you would hold it with three Taroks: the Skus, the XIII and the IX. For Two your Tarok count should be past five; even for Three, which the open bidding does not offer, you should have four. Two Kings and a Queen help, but with three Taroks they are not enough for a called-partner contract, and a fallen Two scores minus 4 Victory Points and the distance into your column, and into your Partner’s too. Passing is safe: Two has already been bid, so there will be no Dodge Round. You never have to stand; hold only a contract you can win with your cards.