The Schnapsen Log

August 28, 2015

The Best of All Worlds

Martin Tompa

Unfortunately, you got unlucky in the previous deal and Katharina picked up 2 more game points. This put her slightly ahead of you again. And then the next deal finds you in this position:

Concealed cards:
♠ AK
♥ —
♣ AKJ
♦ K

Your cards:
♠ QJ
♥ Q
♣ TQ
♦ —

Trump: ♥J
Stock: 1 face-down card
Game points: Katharina 4, You 5
Trick points: Katharina 19, You 42
On lead: Katharina

No marriages have been declared. Katharina ponders for a long moment and then leads ♠A. Plan your play. When you think you have a good plan, you are welcome to read my analysis.

© 2015 Martin Tompa. All rights reserved.

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About the Author

Martin Tompa (tompa@psellos.com)

I am a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, where I teach discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, design and analysis of algorithms, and other related courses. I have always loved playing games. Games are great tools for learning to think logically and are a wonderful component of happy family or social life.