Only the player who picks trump can play an alone hand.
We play anyone can go alone, but has to be declared when it's your turn to order/name trump. Dealer can't call a loner on partner's order...
Only the player who picks trump can play an alone hand.
Nope, you can't pick up a jack and declare it the left bower either.
If you had enough to go alone, what was he calling it on?
I don't have a copy of Hoyle handy but, if your partner has enough trump to order, the dealer can infer the other team is trump deprived, therefore increasing the odds of loaner success... We love our family Christmas Euchre tournaments.