Forced Pick
Definition
A variant where the dealer must pick if everyone else passes, preventing a Leaster.
Forced Pick in play
In a forced-pick game nobody can pass the hand out: if it comes around with everyone passing, the last player - usually the dealer - must pick whatever they hold. It eliminates Leasters and keeps every deal a real contest, which rewards picking thinly from the earlier seats before you risk getting stuck with a bad hand and no choice.
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Related Terms
Dealer
The player who deals the cards. The deal rotates clockwise after each hand. The player to the dealer's left gets first chance to pick.
Leaster
A special hand played when all 5 players pass. Everyone plays for themselves, and the player who takes the FEWEST points wins.
Pass
To decline picking up the blind. If all players pass, a Leaster is played (or forced pick, depending on rules).