The manner in which A exhausts the trumps, and makes both his Ace and King of diamonds, should be carefully studied. At trick 8, if he put on the ace of clubs, B might have the 8, and he would lose both his King and the Queen on the Ten, giving him only 60 points. It must be remembered that A knows every card out against him, because he has seen the skat cards. A wins his 12 points; a heart Tourné with one.
A SOLO. Vorhand has refused a bid of 18, and announces spade Solo with the following cards:—
A SOLO.
| A | B | C | A wins. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8♠ | K♠ | ♡J | - |
| 2 | ♣ A | ♣K | ♣7 | 15 |
| 3 | 9♠ | Q♠ | 10♢ | - |
| 4 | 7♢ | A♢ | Q♢ | - |
| 5 | 8♢ | K♢ | ♣Q | - |
| 6 | ♡ A | ♡K | ♡8 | 15 |
| 7 | ♡10 | ♡7 | ♡9 | 10 |
| 8 | 10♠ | 7♠ | ♣8 | 10 |
| 9 | J♠ | ♣J | ♡Q | - |
| 10 | A♠ | J♢ | ♣9 | - |
| ♢9 and ♣10 in the Scat. | 10 | |||
| A wins 60 | ||||
He has the lead for the first trick, and of course begins with the trumps. The play is given in the margin.
C wins the first trick, and leads his long suit through the player. In the last three tricks A coaxes B to win the Ten of trumps; but if B does so he gives up the advantage of his tenace over the player, which is now the only chance to defeat him. B knows that if he wins the Ten of trumps, B and C can make only 59 points, because A will save his trump Ace.
A, having failed to reach 61, loses a spade Solo without one; twice 11, or 22 points, which was the game he must have won to be as good as the offer of 18 which he refused.
A GRAND. B bids; both Vorhand and Hinterhand pass, and B announces a Grand, with the following cards:—