Definition
A blind pass is passing along tiles you received without looking at them. It is allowed only on the last pass of each Charleston, the left pass that ends the first round and the right pass that ends the second.
You may send one, two or all three tiles blind to fill out your three. It is a tempo move for a settled hand, it is not allowed on any other pass, and never on the courtesy pass.
At the table
The blind pass is for a hand that is already settled, which is why it belongs to the last pass of a Charleston and nowhere else. The mistake is using it because you cannot bear to break up your rack. You give away information you never had and receive tiles you never see. If you are still choosing between two directions, look at everything, every time.
Read the full guide: The Blind Pass in the Charleston: What It Is and When to Use It.
Lesson 4, The Charleston I: Mechanics, teaches this in its step "The blind pass". It comes with the Club. See what Lesson 4 covers.
See it on real tiles. The AI coach reads a dealt hand, free, and names the direction it goes for, what to keep and what to pass, at the free read.
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Related: Courtesy pass, Charleston, Joker, Pair. All 52 terms.