The Schnapsen Log
September 2, 2022
Sidestep a Few Landmines
Martin Tompa
The game against your Uncle Tibor continues.
Concealed cards:
♠ A
♥ AQ
♣ Q
♦ KQYour cards:
♠ —
♥ TJ
♣ AK
♦ ATrump: ♠J
Stock: Open, 1 face-down card
Game points: Tibor 4, You 4
Trick points: Tibor 20, You 25
On lead: You
You know one of Uncle Tibor’s cards, because he exchanged ♠J for ♠A earlier. Trick point scores are still quite low. How should you proceed? When you have come up with a good plan, check it against my solution.
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