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Tarok Rules

Introduction:

This is the Olfen/Havlak version of the game of taroks.Taroks is a point-trick game with bidding.Each card has a specified point-value, and players bid to determine the game that is to be played.The team that takes the most points wins the hand.This is the basic format for the game, but there are many subgames and bonuses that can help a player earn more chips.One of the unique features in taroks is that the partners change from hand to hand, and partnerships are revealed as a hand progresses.

Cards:

The game of taroks is played with a special deck of cards.There are 54 cards in the deck of tarok playing cards, 22 trumps or taroks and 32 other cards of four different suits. The Skyz (pronounced “skeesh”) is the largest tarok and counts five points. The Mond or twenty-one (XXI) is the second largest tarok and counts five points. The number one or Pagat (I) is the smallest trump and counts five points. All the other taroks, two through twenty (II – XX), count one point each. The king or Kral of each suit counts five points and is the highest card in that suit. The queen or Dama is the second highest and counts four points. The rider (knight on a horse) is the third highest of the suit and counts three points. The jack is the fourth highest and counts two points. The other four cards of each suit count one point each. In the heart and diamond suits, the ace is higher than the 4, 3, or 2 of that suit but still only counts as one point.

Table (Cards and Their Count)

Order of a Hand:

In playing a hand of Taroks, the following order of events should be followed.

1.Deal

2.Bid

3.Divide talon and discard (not done in all hands)

4.Announce bonuses

5.Other announcements (hrb, rhea, pagat, valat, etc.) (not done in all hands)

6.Play the hand

7.Count points and pay chips

Dealing:

Taroks is played by four players. Five or six people can participate but only four can play at one time.If there are more than four players, players take turns sitting out.It is best to stagger the players who are sitting out (if more than one), so no one has to sit out more than one hand in row.The play goes counter clock-wise. To determine who will be first to bid if there are five or more players, each draws a card out of the deck and the one with the largest card trump-wise or suit-wise will be first to bid. The person sitting to his left therefore deals first. If there are only four players, the cards are dealt (as described below), and the player with the two (II) of taroks will be first to bid.If no one has the two (II), then the player with the next highest tarok will be first to bid.The dealer mixes the 54 cards and then sets them on the table. The player sitting next to the bidder (counterclockwise) cuts the cards or taps on the cards. If the cards are cut, the dealer takes six cards off the top of the deck and places them in the middle in the same order (top to bottom) that they were removed from the top of the deck.The middle cards are called the talon. Then, dealing counterclockwise, he gives each player six cards at a time from the top of the deck and continues dealing in this fashion until all the cards have been given out. If the player taps the cards instead of cutting them, the dealer puts six cards in the middle as before and then asks the player who tapped the cards which hand of cards he wants the first, second, third, or fourth.The dealer then asks the bidder which of the remaining three hands he wants.Finally, the first of the last two players (counterclockwise) is asked which of the remaining two hands he wants.Twelve cards are dealt (all twelve at once) to each player according to the hand that they chose. When tapping the deck, the player that tapped the deck may ask the dealer to deal normally except, instead of dealing six cards at a time to each player, he may ask the dealer to deal one, two, three, or four cards at a time to each player (in the usual counterclockwise direction) until all the cards are given out.If there are more than four players, the dealer sits out.After a hand is played, the next player to the right of the dealer becomes the dealer and proceeds as described above.

Bidding:

The player to the dealer’s right is the first to bid.He has the option of making any of the bids listed below.Then bidding continues counterclockwise until all players have had an opportunity to bid.Once a bid is made, no other player can make that bid (except for Prever, and it is recommended that a player not bid Prever if Prever has already been bid).If on a player’s turn to bid, they do not wish to overbid a previous player, they may simply say “good” or “pass”.The highest bid determines the game to be played.The bids are described in order below.A complete description of each game is given later.

• Pass the Povinost: This bid is an option reserved for the player who has first bid. Passing Povinost means that the next player counterclockwise gets to bid. It is not advisable for the player on Povinost to pass the Povinost unless his cards are so poor that getting four cards from the talon (as described under Playing Povinost below) will not help. Being on Povinost puts a player at an advantage to win most hands.
• Povinost: This is typically the opening bid. To say Povinost, the player must have at least one tarok in his hand; otherwise, he must pass the Povinost to the person to his right. If Povinost is the highest bid, the talon will be divided as described below in Playing Povinost.
• Zebrak: A player bidding Zebrak or No Trick is announcing that he feels he can keep from catching any tricks. The other three players will attempt to force him to catch a trick. No one gets any cards from the talon in this game.
• Ze Ruky: A player bidding Ze Ruky is declaring that the player with the twenty (XX) in his hand is his partner. If the twenty (XX) is in the talon, the player bidding Ze Ruky has no partner and is therefore playing against the other three players alone. Ze Ruky cannot be bid by a player who has the twenty (XX) in his hand. No one gets any cards from the talon in this game.
• Prever: A player bidding Prever is declaring that he feels he will have strong enough cards to win the hand alone against the other three players. The player bidding Prever is the only player who will get cards from the talon.

Table (Summary of Bids)

Bonuses:

Before starting to play any hand, each player checks their cards to determine whether they wish to announce that they are entitled to a bonus.

·If a player has eight or nine taroks, he announces that he has small taroks or Tarocky and receives two chips from each player.

·If a player has ten or more taroks, he announces big taroks or Taroky, and receives four chips from each player.In this situation, the player must announce Taroky and not Tarocky.

·If a player has only one or two taroks in his hand, he announces Bida and receives two chips.

·If a player has no taroks at all he announces Zebrak or Uniand receives four chips from each player.In this situation, the player must announce Zebrak and not Bida.

·If a player has any four cards that count five points in his hand, of the following combinations: 2 Kings, Skyz, and Twenty-one (XXI); 2 Kings, Twenty-one (XXI), and number One (I); 2 Kings, Skyz, and number One (I); 3 Kings, and the Skyz; 3 Kings and the Twenty-one (XXI); or 3 Kings and the number One (I);he announces that he has Pani and receives two chips from each player.

·If a player has the Skyz, Twenty-one (XXI), and the number One (I) in his hand, he announces that he has Trull and receives two chips from each player.

·If a player has the Skyz, Twenty-one (XXI), number One (I) and a King in his hand, he announces the he has Trull Pani and receives four chips from each player.In this situation, the player must announce Trull Pani and not Pani or Trull.

·If a player has all four kings in his hand, he announces Krale and receives four chips.In this situation, the player must announce Krale and not Pani.

·If a player has all four kings and one or two of the Skyz, Twenty-one (XXI), or number One (I), he announces the he has Rozani Pani and receives 6 chips from each player.

·If a player has all four kings, the Skyz, Twenty-one (XXI), and number One (I), he announces the he has SPJST and receives ten chips from each player.In this situation, the player must announce SPJST and not Trull, Pani, Krale, etc.

For example, suppose a player has eight taroks which include the Skyz, Twenty-one (XXI), and number One (I) and also has a King in his hand.He announces Tarocky and Trull Pani and receives six chips from each player.

A player has the option of not announcing any bonuses, but if a bonus is announced, the player must announce the bonus precisely.For example, the player must announce Zebrak if he has no taroks and is not permitted to announce Bida.

Table (Summary of Bonuses)

Playing Povinost:

If Povinost is the highest bid, the declarer takes the top four cards from the talon.This leaves two cards in the middle, which go to the next two players to the right in order.The last player counter clockwise will not get a card. The player who got the four cards must select four cards from his hand and put them face down in front of him. These cards will count for him after the hand is completed; therefore, it is to his advantage to put down high counting cards. However, it may be more to his advantage to put down cards which will clear his hand of one or more of the suits. A king can never be put down, and the only time a tarok can be put down is if the only other cards the player has is kings.In such an instance, the player must announce to the other players that he has to put a small tarok down. He cannot, however, put the one (I) of taroks down. The other two players who got a card from the talon must also put down a card following the same guidelines.

After the players have discarded cards, bonuses are announced (see Bonuses above).The player who got the four cards from the middle then calls for a partner.If the player does not have the twenty (XX) in his hand, he announces that twenty (XX) is his partner. The player who has the twenty (XX) is his partner. If the declarer has the twenty (XX) in his hand, he must call for nineteen (XIX) as his partner. If he has both the twenty (XX) and the nineteen (XIX), he must call for the eighteen (XVIII)as his partner. If he has the twenty (XX), nineteen (XIX), and the eighteen (XVIII) in his hand, he must call for the seventeen (XVII)as his partner. However, if he has the twenty (XX), nineteen (XIX), eighteen (XVIII), and the seventeen (XVII)in his hand, he will have to play alone against the other three players.In order to keep this a secret, he will still call for a partner just as above by designating that the twenty (XX), nineteen (XIX), eighteen (XVIII), or the seventeen (XVII) is his partner.He is at a disadvantage in this situation because he will be playing by himself, so, by calling for a partner, no one will immediately know that he is playing by himself.(See Optional Rules below regarding purposely calling to play without a partner).

After the player who got four cards from the middle has called for a partner, he asks if everyone is ready to begin.If no one asks him to wait, then the hand begins.However, it is at this point that other announcements may be made.

Other Announcements

• Hrb: A player who will not be a partner to the declarer can give him the Hrb (pronounced “herb”). He does this by knocking on the table and announcing Hrb. This indicates that he is not the declarer’s partner and thinks he and his partner will win the hand. After the hand has been played, the chips won or lost will double because of a Hrb. For example, if 4 chips are won or lost, a Hrb would double this to 8.
• Rhea: After a Hrb has been given, either the declarer or his partner can give the Rhea (pronounced “rack”). He does this by knocking on the table and announcing Rhea. This indicates that this player feels that he and his partner will win the hand. After the hand has been played, the chips won or lost will double because of a Hrb and double again because of the Rhea. For example, if 4 chips are won or lost, the Hrb would double this to 8, and the Rhea would double this to 16.
• Contrec: After a Rhea has been given, either player who is not the declarer’s partner may give the Contrec. He does this by knocking on the table and announcing Contrec. This indicates that this player feels that he and his partner will win the hand. After the hand has been played, the chips won or lost will double because of the Hrb, double again because of the Rhea, and double again because of the Contrec. For example, if 4 chips are won or lost, a Hrb would double this to 8, the Rhea would double this to 16, and the Contrec would double this to 32.
• Suprec: After a Contrec has been given, either the declarer or his partner may give the Suprec. He does this by knocking on the table and announcing Suprec. This indicates that this player feels that he and his partner will win the hand. After the hand has been played, the chips won or lost will double because of the Hrb, double again because of the Rhea, double again because of the Contrec, and double again because of the Suprec. For example, if 4 chips are won or lost, a Hrb would double this to 8, the Rhea would double this to 16, the Contrec would double this to 32, and the Suprec would double this to 64.
• Calling Valat: If a player feels that he and his partner will catch all tricks, that player may call Valat. If they succeed in catching all tricks, they will each receive 40 chips from an opposing team member. If the opposing team catches a trick, they will be paid 40 chips each. (If a player happens to be playing by himself and calls Valat, then he receives 40 from each of the other 3 players, and, if he doesn’t make the Valat, he has to pay each of the other three players 40 chips each.) A player on the opposing team can give the Hrb if Valat is called. Rhea, Contrec, and Suprec are allowed, too.
• Calling the One (I): The player that has the one (I) in his hand, can call the one (I). This means that he intends to catch the last trick of the hand with the number (I). If he does so, he and his partner will collect a four-chip bonus (if a player happens to be playing alone, then he gets 4 chips from each of the other 3 players). If a player calls the one (I) and does not catch the last trick with the one (I), then he and his partner (if he has one) must pay each member of the opposing team 4 chips. Other chips and bonuses from the hand are still paid as described below in Scoring. If a player calls the one (I), he must hold the one until he absolutely has to play it. The one (I) has to be the last tarok that he plays, and he cannot lead the one (I) unless it is the last trick of the hand. If the last trick is caught with the one (I) and the one (I) was not called, then a bonus of 2 chips is earned.

Playing the Hand:

Now the hand is ready to be played. The declarer leads a card and play continues counter clockwise until all four players have played.Once a card is led, each player has to play a card of the same suit if they have one; otherwise, they must play a tarok.If they do not have a card of the suit that was led or a tarok, then they may play any card they wish.The highest tarok that is played will take the trick.If no tarok is played, then the highest card of the suit that was led wins the trick.A player may lead a tarok at any time.The game proceeds until all twelve tricks are caught.

Scoring:

At the end of the hand, each team counts the points that they have taken (see Cards above). The grand total of all the cards is 106points. The break-even point is 53; therefore, if one set of partners takes 64 points, they are 11 points over. To determine the number of chips that the team has won calculate as follows:the team won by 11points, add 10 points (for a total of 21), double this value (to obtain 42), round to the nearest ten (round 42 to 40), and pay one chip for each 10 (in this example each loser must pay 4 chips). For another example, suppose the partners have taken 76 points, which is 23over the 53 point break-even point. Thus the calculations are 23 + 10 = 33,33 x 2 = 66,66 rounds to 70, so the losers must each pay 7 chips.If both teams take 53 points, then each player on the team that has the player who bid Povinost loses 2 chips to the opposing team.If a player that loses is playing alone, he must pay each of the other three players the chips that are lost.This is the scoring for the standard Povinost hand.Other special games have variations on this scoring or have a set chip payment.

Notes:

• It is important to remember that each card has a point value (see Cards above). When a player thinks that his partner is going to catch a trick, he should try to play a card that is worth as many points as possible (following the rules of following suit and playing a tarok).
• More Bonuses:

oMaking the One (I):If a player catches the last trick with the one (I) of tarok, then that player and his partner each receive 2 chips from the other two players (if the player who made the one (I) happens to be playing by himself, then he collects 2 chips from each of the other three players).If a player plays the one (I) of tarok on the last trick and does not catch the trick, then he and his partner have to pay 2 chips each (if the player is playing alone, he must pay each other three players 2 chips).

oValat:If one team catches all the tricks, this is called a Valat.Each player on the losing team has to pay 20 chips and the players who made the Valat are paid 20 chips (if a player is playing alone and makes a Valat, then he is paid 20 chips by each of the other three players). No other chips are paid for the points caught; however, the chips for making the one (I) are still paid.

• Recall that the twenty-one (XXI) is worth 5 points. It is not advisable to lead this tarok if the player is not certain who has the Skyz. Also, if a player has the twenty-one (XXI) and does not have many other taroks, he should try to play it as soon as possible when he feels it is safe to play to ensure that his team gets the 5 points. In the Optional Rules below, a player can be penalized chips for losing the twenty-one (XXI).
• After play has been completed and chips have been paid, the next player to the right of the player who bid Povinost in the just completed hand gets to bid first in the next hand.

Playing Zebrak:

If Zebrak is the highest bid, the talon is placed to the side and not divided.Players are then given the opportunity to announce any bonuses and the player who would have received four cards from the talon plays first.The player who bid Zebrak is attempting to not catch any tricks, so the other three players are against him and try to force him to catch a trick.Play proceeds similar to a Povinost hand except that taroks are basically treated as a fifth suit and not a trump.That is, taroks will not catch a trick in which one of the four suits has been led.Also, if a player does not have a card of the suit that has been led, he can play whatever card he wants and is not required to play a tarok.

Scoring:

If the player who bid Zebrak does not catch a trick, each of the other three players pay him 16 chips.If he does catch a trick, the hand is over and he pays each of the other players 16 chips each.

Notes:

·No one is allowed to give the Hrb.

·Catching the last trick with the one (I) does not earn a bonus.

·Large denominations in any suit without protection is very undesirable.

·Not having any cards of one or more suits is very beneficial because this allows players to rid their hand of “bad cards” if that suit is ever led.

·After play has been completed and chips have been paid, the next player to the right of the player who bid Povinost in the just completed hand gets to bid first in the next hand.

Playing Ze Ruky:

If Ze Ruky is the highest bid, the talon is placed to the side and not divided.The player who bid Ze Ruky will be partners with the player who has the twenty (XX) in their hand.The person who bid Ze Ruky cannot have the twenty (XX) in his hand.If the twenty (XX) is in the talon, then the player who bid Ze Ruky has no partner and plays alone against the other three players.

Players are given the opportunity to announce any bonuses and make any other announcements (like calling the one (I), giving the Hrb, etc., see Other Announcements above). The player who would have received four cards from the talon plays first and play proceeds as described earlier.

Scoring:

At the end of the hand, each team counts the points that they have taken (see Cards above).If the twenty (XX) was in the talon, then the player who bid Ze Ruky had no partner, but he gets to count the cards from the talon with his cards.If the twenty was not in the middle, then the team that was against the bidder gets to count the cards from the talon with their cards.The grand total of all the cards is 106points. The break-even point is 53; therefore, if one set of partners takes 64 points, they are 11 points over. To determine the number of chips that the team has won calculate as follows:the team won by 11points, add 10 points (for a total of 21), quadruple this value (to obtain 84), round to the nearest ten (round 84 to 80), and pay one chip for each 10 (in this example each loser must pay 8 chips). For another example, suppose the partners have taken 76 points, which is 23over the 53 point break-even point. Thus the calculations are 23 + 10 = 33,33 x 4 = 132, 132 rounds to 130, so the losers must each pay 13 chips.If both teams take 53 points, then each player on the team that has the player who bid Ze Ruky loses 4 chips to the opposing team.If a player that loses is playing alone, he must pay each of the other three players the chips that are lost.

Notes:

·A player with the twenty (XX) in his hand cannot play Ze Ruky.

·If a Hrb was given, then the chips paid are doubled as described earlier.Rhea, Contrec, and Suprec are figured as above, also.

• More Bonuses:

oMaking the One (I):If a player catches the last trick with the one (I) of tarok, then that player and his partner each receive 2 chips from the other two players (if the player who made the one (I) happens to be playing by himself, then he collects 2 chips from each of the other three players).If a player plays the one (I) of tarok on the last trick and does not catch the trick, then he and his partner have to pay 2 chips each (if the player is playing alone, he must pay each other three players 2 chips).

oValat:If one team catches all the tricks, this is called a Valat.Each player on the losing team has to pay 40 chips and the players who made the Valat are paid 40 chips (if a player is playing alone and makes a Valat, then he is paid 40 chips by each of the other three players).No other chips are paid for the points caught; however, the chips for making the one (I) are still paid.If Valat was called by a team, then 80 chips are paid instead of 40.

·To play Ze Ruky it is usually a good idea to have a hand that has some combination of Kings and killing suits.Since no one gets to discard cards, the chances of a King catching a trick are better. 

·After play has been completed and chips have been paid, the next player to the right of the player who bid Povinost in the just completed hand gets to bid first in the next hand.

Playing Prever:

If a player bids Prever, then that player is playing alone against the other three players.The player who bid Prever takes the top three cards from the talon.He looks at them and decides whether he wishes to keep them or not.If he decides to keep them, the other three cards are not revealed, and they will be counted with the cards of the three players playing against the player who bid Prever.If he decides not to keep the three cards, he turns them face up and takes the other three cards from the talon.He looks at those three cards, and he must now decide which three cards he wants – the first three that he has already put back on the table, or the current three that he has just picked up.If he decides to go back to the first three, he turns the last three face up and picks up the first three. However should he lose, the more cards he looked at, the more chips he will lose.If the player who bid Prever loses, and he looked at the second set of three cards from the talon, then he has to pay double the chips lost to each of the other players.If he chose to go back to the first three after looking at the second three, he has to pay double again (or quadruple) the chips lost to each of the other players.After the player who bid Prever has decided which three cards best suit his hand, he discards three cards from his hand face down in front of him – these will count with his cards at the end of the hand while the three from the talon that he did not choose will be counted with the cards of the other three players.The other three players do not get to discard any of their cards.

Players are given the opportunity to announce any bonuses and make any other announcements (like calling the one (I), giving the Hrb, etc., see Other Announcements above). The player who would have received four cards from the talon plays first and play continues as described earlier.

Scoring:

At the end of the hand, each team counts the points that they have taken (see Cards above).The grand total of all the cards is 106points. The break-even point is 53; therefore, if one team takes 64 points, they are 11 points over. To determine the number of chips that the team has won calculate as follows:the team won by 11points, add 10 points (for a total of 21), triple this value (to obtain 63), round to the nearest ten (round 63 to 60), and pay one chip for each 10 (in this example each loser must pay 6 chips).For another example, suppose a team has taken 76 points, which is 23over the 53 point break-even point. Thus the calculations are 23 + 10 = 33,33 x 3 = 99, 99 rounds to 100, so the losers must each pay 10 chips.If both teams take 53 points, then the player who bid Prever loses 3 chips each player on the opposing team.If the player who bid Prever loses, he will always pay all three players on the other team the total chips lost; whereas, if he wins, then he collects the total chips won from each of the three players on the other team.

Notes:

·If the player who bid Prever loses, don’t forget to keep in mind how many cards from the talon the player looked at when figuring how many chips are owed.

·If a Hrb was given, then the chips paid are doubled as described earlier.Rhea, Contrec, and Suprec are figured as above, also.

• More Bonuses:

oMaking the One (I):If a player catches the last trick with the one (I) of tarok, then that player and his partners each receive 2 chips from the otherplayers (if the player who made the one (I) happens to be playing by himself, then he collects 2 chips from each of the other three players).If a player plays the one (I) of tarok on the last trick and does not catch the trick, then he and his partners have to pay 2 chips each (if the player is playing alone, he must pay each other three players 2 chips).

oValat:If one team catches all the tricks, this is called a Valat.Each player on the losing team has to pay 30 chips and the players who made the Valat are paid 30 chips (if a player is playing alone and makes a Valat, then he is paid 30 chips by each of the other three players).No other chips are paid for the points caught; however, the chips for making the one (I) are still paid.If Valat was called by a team, then 60 chips are paid instead of 30.

·After play has been completed and chips have been paid, the next player to the right of the player who bid Povinost in the just completed hand gets to bid first in the next hand.

Penalties:

Basically, in “friendly rules”, most mistakes are corrected by paying each of the players in the hand two chips.Common mistakes include misdealing, laying down cards incorrectly (too many or not enough), or misplaying a card (failing to follow suit, failing to play a trump).Additional comments on errors follow.

·Dealing Error:

oIf the dealer has dealt too many cards in the middle, the player who does not have enough cards takes the bottom card from the middle.

oIf the dealer has dealt a player too many cards, this player takes a tarok and another card (not a tarok) out of his hand and lets the player who does not have enough cards draw one.

·Discarding Incorrectly:

oIf a player lays down too many cards, the other team gets to choose the highest point from the cards laid down to count with their card.

oIf a player doesn’t lay down enough cards, he must forfeit the last card of the hand to the other team.If the error is discovered prior to the end of the hand, the players will have to decide together what the penalty should be – using tournament rules in such instances is a good option.

·Misplaying:If a player misplays, and the play is caught in time to correct, return the appropriate cards to players and replay whatever tricks were affected by the misplay.Many times the misplay can’t be corrected, and the players will have to decide together what the penalty should be – using tournament rules in such instances is a good option.

·In a hand where Povinost is the highest bid, if the declarer incorrectly calls for his partner, then he will have to pay all the other players 2 chips.For example, if the declarer calls for the nineteen (XIX) as his partner and he doesn’t have the twenty (XX) in his hand, the player with the twenty (XX) will know that an error has been made.That player should announce that an error has been made. However, if the declarer has the twenty (XX) in his hand and mistakenly calls for the twenty (XX) as his partner, he has to pay the penalty of 2 chips and plays alone against the other three players.If he should win the hand, he cannot collect, but he will have to pay any losses.

·Special situations will arise where an error has a major affect on a hand.Penalties and remedies may have to be determined as a group based on what the error was – using tournament rules in such situations is a good option.

In “tournament rules”, the player who made an error has to pay the other players two chips, and he cannot win the hand.If his team wins the hand, he must pay the other team’s losses (that is, he must pay his partner whatever he is owed).If the other team wins, he must pay his losses and the losses for his partner as well.Usually in tournaments, there are judges to rule how to correct a mistake as the hand is played.

Optional Rules:

oThe player who bids Povinost, can be allowed to play by himself if he has the twenty (XX) in his hand.If he feels he has a good enough hand to play alone and he has the twenty (XX), then he can call for the twenty (XX) and not have a partner.The benefit is that if he wins, he collects from all three of the other players.To be allowed to play by himself, he must have the twenty (XX), and he must call for twenty (XX) except in the case when he has the twenty (XX), nineteen (XIX), eighteen (XVIII), and seventeen (XVII) in his hand.In such a case, he must play alone, but he is allowed to call for any of these.

oIf a player loses the twenty-one (XXI) to the opposing team, he has to pay the other three players two chips each.

oIf a player calls the one (I), a player on the opposing team can give the Hrb on the one (I) alone and not the hand.Rhea, Contrec, and Suprec are allowed, too.

oIf the one (I), the twenty-one (XXI), and the Skyz are all played on the same trick, then the one (I) catches the trick.

oA player can play a version of Zebrak where taroks are still trump.Everything is played like a normal hand except that a player has to play over the highest card that has been played if they can (following the normal rules of playing suits and taroks).The player who called Zebrak tries not to catch any tricks.The one (I) of tarok cannot be led unless it is the last tarok in a player’s hand.