So you're in the Pentacles but you want out? SomeTimes when you've STUDIed the situation and you can't find any way to gracefully exit through the doors, you might WISELY prefer to jump through a window inSTead! Of course, the wisdom consists of knowing where your friends have prepared a soft landing-pad. As a bonus, drag along some extra Pentacles during the defenestration. Bam! Sauté bravely and boldly, you silly dancer.
jump through a window inSTead (channel 4, deal 3, trick I), originally uploaded by KevinHutchins314.
jump through a window inSTead (channel 4, deal 3, trick I), originally uploaded by KevinHutchins314.
Strategy:
Medium = Your co-conspirator (the Initiate) demonstrated his void in the element of Pentacles when he played his Wizard Ace of Trumps. Your remaining Pentacles consist of the 6 Disks, the 7 Disks, and the Π Pion face card of Disks (+1 tête points). Your opponent (the Dealer, contractor) probably holds the Υ Upsilon face card (if he didn't discard it after the bitching.) The only way for you to avoid losing your Π Pion is by forcing it into your collaborator's trumps. Here is a wonderful opportunity to attempt to escape with your Prince of Disks by intentionally leading it into the Void.
Dealer (Contractor) = Unfortunately you have only your Upsilon face card Υ (+2 tête points for the Princess of Disks) as the last remaining dancer in this element of Pentacles. You know it will be trumped, but you are required to follow suit. Smile while you lose this trick!
Initiate = you have only two more trump cards in the Void. You will try to hang on to your lucky star (17 Aether) and prefer to select the lower dancer here: you play the 3 Aether of Generosity, capturing this tierce containing two face cards, rescuing your co-conspirator's Π Pion, and snatching the opponent's Υ Upsilon as well. Very iMPRESSive to produce so many points with such a low trump card!
Scansion:
Medium = play on the edge, prance with the Prince Π Pion of Earth Pentacles.
Dealer (Contractor) = prepare to be deprived of your Princess, follow Υ Upsilon of Earth Pentacles.
Initiate = void, produce 3 trumps, iMPRESSive and generous!
Defense scores +1 tête point for the Π Pion face card, plus +2 tête points for the Υ Upsilon, plus +1 Tricky Point for the tierce; these 4 are added to their previous 16 for a new subtotal of 20 points at the end of this trick I. The Initiate takes control of tempo, leading to the next trick.
