Card rules · 2026-11-03
Mendikot: The First Legal Cut Chooses Trump
In cut hukum, play starts without a named trump. The first player unable to follow suit chooses another suit by playing a card; that suit becomes trump.
In cut hukum, play starts without a named trump. The first player unable to follow suit chooses another suit by playing a card; that suit becomes trump.
Suppose clubs are led and you have no clubs. Your choice now shapes later tricks as well as this one. Consider the supporting cards in the suit you choose. You cannot manufacture this opportunity by ignoring a club still held: following suit remains the prerequisite.