The Schnapsen Log
A Multitude of Options
Martin Tompa
Back by the roaring fire in the Café Abeles, you’re on to the next deal. Your last desperation play didn’t succeed, as you might have expected. Your good buddy Peter won 2 game points and is now just 1 game point from winning.
Unseen cards:
♠ TQ
♥ J
♣ AKJ
♦ —Your cards:
♠ AK
♥ A
♣ TQ
♦ —Trump: ♦J
Stock: 1 face-down card
Game points: Peter 1, You 6
Trick points: Peter 20, You 27
On lead: You
There’s no need to lose hope just because you’re this far behind in game points. All it takes to catch up are a few lucky deals. This one is unusual, because all the trumps, except for that one that’s face-up on the table, are already gone.
There seem to be lots of interesting options to consider. Which one looks best to you? When you think you have a good plan, you are welcome to read my analysis.
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