Partner's double-six is winning. What do you throw?
Puzzle
You are South. You bid 31 and named aces as trump. An ace is a domino with one spot on an end, so every domino with a 1 on it is a trump.
You led the double-ace and the six-ace and pulled a lot of trump. Then you led the deuce-blank, and North, your partner, won it with the double-deuce. Your side has 8 points. East and West have none.
Now North leads the double-six. East follows with the six-blank. It is your turn. West plays after you.
You have four dominoes left: the five-ace, the double-four, the trey-blank and the five-trey. You have no sixes, so you can play any of them. The five-ace is a trump.
Before you decide, count the aces that are already gone. Then ask where the big count still is. The double-five has not been played. Neither has the six-four, the five-blank or the trey-deuce.
Do you trump your partner, or throw something off? If you throw, which one?
The answer is up tomorrow morning.
