The Declarer’s final pile holds these 24 cards: Skus, XXI, K♥, C♣, J♠, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, 7♠, 8♠, 9♠, 10♠, 2♦, 3♦, 4♦.
Did the Declarer reach the 36 of 70 needed? Show the count, and say who writes what.
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Answer
23 Card Points, well short. Twenty-four cards ÷ 3 = 8 exactly, no leftover. Pips: the Skus and XXI = 8, the K♥ = 4, the C♣ = 2, the J♠ = 1, total 15; 8 + 15 = 23. The Declarer needed 36 and fell thirteen short: the contract fails. The opponent writes 3 Victory Points; the Declarer writes nothing for the contract. Note what is missing here: the Pagat never reached this pile, so the Trull stayed incomplete and no quiet bonus rides along with the loss.