Slovenian Tarok: Puzzle M2

SLO-M2 Puzzle

Solo three, trick 10 of 12. Your remaining cards: XXI, Khearts, 3diamonds. Still unaccounted for at the table: the Skus and the VI.

What do you lead?

Reveal answer

Answer

The Khearts. Leading the XXI now walks it straight past a live Skus with two tricks still open for the enemy to spring it; leading a color card banks five sure Card Points and risks nothing but a low plain card in return. Keep the XXI home until the Skus has shown itself elsewhere, or until the last trick leaves you no other legal card.