Count card points and oudlers (Tarot 1.5.5)

2.5.1 Count card points and oudlers

For each card, determine the $1 (the player who has been dealt the card, or the taker in case the card has been dealt to the dog) and the $1 (the player who took the trick in which this card has been played, the taker in case the card was in an undisclosed dog under a straight keep, the first defendant under a double keep).

Then, determine the team of the card owner and of the card taker.

Then, refer to table Table 2.5 and sum up the card points and oudlers. For instance, if the excuse was played before the last trick by the taker and taken by a defendant, then the taker adds 4 points and gets an oudler. If the excuse was owned by the defendant but taken by the taker, she would add 1/2 point but not count it as an oudler.

Card type	owner	taker	oudler (owner)	oudler (taker)
king	+0	+4.5	no	no
queen	+0	+3.5	no	no
knight	+0	+2.5	no	no
jack	+0	+1.5	no	no
the 21	+0	+4.5	no	yes
petit	+0	+4.5	no	yes
excuse (last trick) ⁴	+0	+4.5	no	yes
excuse	+4.0	+0.5	yes	no
other	+0	+0.5	no	no

Table 2.5: Card points and oudlers to add

Footnotes

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Note that the excuse is fully taken as a 4.5-point oudler in the last trick. However, in case of a succeeded slam where the excuse belongs to the slammer, the owner of the excuse is also the taker. So it is safe to play the excuse in the last trick (if your team has taken all other tricks, please plan ahead).