Contract Three (two groups of three). Your hand: Skus, XI, VIII, XIV, K♠, Q♠, C♠, J♠, 1♥, 2♥, 3♥, 4♥. You hold no Diamonds and no Clubs at all. Group A: K♦, Q♦, C♦ (12 Card Points). Group B: 7♣, 8♣, 9♣ (3 Card Points).
Which group do you take?
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Group A. The void argument cuts both ways here: this hand is empty in Diamonds and in Clubs alike, so leaving Group A behind protects the Diamond void no better than taking it protects the Club void, one trump-in trick either way. What breaks the tie is the trumps behind it: Skus and three plain Taroks give you real control, not the strength to win a contested ruffing fight twice over, so a certain twelve Card Points beats a coin flip on which void actually pays off at the table. Group B’s three Clubs add three Card Points and nothing else; Group A is the stronger case by a wide margin.