Bids (Tarot 1.5.5)

2.3.2 Bids

Each player in turn spells out a $1, starting with the first player. The players can only $1, i.e. spell out a stronger bid, or $1 Higher bids may incur a higher risk. The risks are summed up in table Table 2.2.

Bid	Rank	Risk multiplier	Additional risks
pass	0	0	-
take	1	1	-
push	2	2	-
straight keep	3	4	No discard (see section Dog and discard)
double keep	4	6	The dog goes to the defense.

Table 2.2: Bids in tarot

To know whether to outbid or to pass is a difficult question, perhaps the most difficult for the beginners. Read section The cards to know what cards will help you in this task, however here is some general advice:

be sure to have enough trumps and enough high trumps, typically more than the average player;
be sure to have enough oudlers, at least one, or expect to hunt the petit;
be sure to have high face cards, which means kings or queens with their king;
the more unbalanced number of cards in the minor suits, the better: if you have no cards of hearts and many of clubs, you will be able to play long and trump.

There is only one round of bids. We call the winner the $1, and she will have to take a sufficient amount of points to win this game. Unless otherwise decided by the call (see section Call), the other players will team up against her and will be cited as the $1