Wow, what a short and painfull game — at least for the other team! On the second or third hand, I had a dilemma: should I Tichu on this hand: AAKKQT9876543M ? I wasn’t worried about the straight, but I would play the Mah Jong next. I had two Aces but no Phoenix or Dragon, so I can count on neither Ace gaining a lead for me. Also, with the Phoenix out there, the pair of Kings might not be good. So I didn’t call Tichu. But I did go out first.

Ed had a dilemma of his own. Twice, Adam calls Tichu (or GrandTichu). Mike has only one card left. It is up to Ed to play high enough to stop Mike. And neither time could Mike be stopped from eventually going out first.