Card rules · 2026-11-03
28: The Face-Down Trump Card Is Temporarily Outside the Hand
In the described 28 rules, the selected trump indicator is an actual playing card set aside face down. Before it is revealed, it is not available like an ordinary held card.

In the described 28 rules, the selected trump indicator is an actual playing card set aside face down. Before it is revealed, it is not available like an ordinary held card.
Count playable cards separately from that reserved card. An apparent suit shortage can depend on where the card physically sits. When the reveal returns it to the caller, update both the available hand and the active trump rules; the change affects more than public information.