The Forehand has passed. You are the Dealer, and the choice is now yours: your 15 cards are III, VI, IX, XII, XV, XVIII, 7
, 8, 9, 10, 2
, 3, 4, 7
, 3
.
Do you play, or do you pass, so that the hand is played as Dodge Round?
Answer
Pass. The test is six or more Taroks with the Skus or the Moon, plus two Kings. Count the Taroks: there are six, but not one is the Skus or the Moon (the XXI), and there is no King in the hand. Count the sure winners: the XV and the XVIII make two, and you should have about six. Both of you have now passed, so the hand becomes Dodge Round, and losing there gives your opponent only 2 Victory Points where a failed contract gives 3 Victory Points.