The Hand of the Day archive

Every morning the coach deals a fresh hand and reads it tile by tile: the category it leans toward, what to keep, what to pass. Today’s hand is live on the daily page; everything before it lives here.

The Hand of the Day archive is every past dealt American Mahjong hand, 93 so far, each read tile by tile by the coach and grouped by the direction it went, so you can study one shape at a time.

Browse by category

Every deal leans somewhere. Study one shape at a time:

Consecutive Numbers

Even Numbers

Odd Numbers

Like Numbers

Winds and Dragons

Pairs Hands

Every hand, newest first

September 15: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

September 14: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

September 13: Like Numbers (early, keep options open)

September 12: Pairs Hands (strong, stay the course)

September 11: Winds & Dragons (promising, needs shaping)

September 10: Consecutive Numbers (early, keep options open)

September 9: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

September 8: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

September 7: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

September 6: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

September 5: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

September 4: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

September 3: Consecutive Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

September 2: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

September 1: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 31: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

August 30: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

August 29: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

August 28: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 27: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

August 26: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 25: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

August 24: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 23: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

August 22: Winds & Dragons (promising, needs shaping)

August 21: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

August 20: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (promising, needs shaping)

August 19: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

August 18: Like Numbers (early, keep options open)

August 17: Winds & Dragons (promising, needs shaping)

August 16: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

August 15: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

August 14: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

August 13: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 12: Like Numbers (early, keep options open)

August 11: Consecutive Numbers (early, keep options open)

August 10: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (promising, needs shaping)

August 9: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

August 8: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 7: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 6: Consecutive Numbers (early, keep options open)

August 5: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 4: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

August 3: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

August 2: Winds & Dragons (promising, needs shaping)

August 1: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

July 31: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 30: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 29: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (promising, needs shaping)

July 28: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

July 27: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

July 26: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 25: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

July 24: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

July 23: Consecutive Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 22: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 21: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

July 20: Consecutive Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 19: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 18: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (promising, needs shaping)

July 17: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (promising, needs shaping)

July 16: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (promising, needs shaping)

July 15: Consecutive Numbers (early, keep options open)

July 14: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

July 13: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (promising, needs shaping)

July 12: Pairs Hands (promising, needs shaping)

July 11: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 10: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 9: Pairs Hands (promising, needs shaping)

July 8: Consecutive Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 7: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 6: Pairs Hands (promising, needs shaping)

July 5: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 4: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

July 3: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (promising, needs shaping)

July 2: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

July 1: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (promising, needs shaping)

June 30: Like Numbers (early, keep options open)

June 29: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

June 28: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

June 27: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

June 26: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (promising, needs shaping)

June 25: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

June 24: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (promising, needs shaping)

June 23: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

June 22: Winds & Dragons (early, keep options open)

June 21: Consecutive Numbers (early, keep options open)

June 20: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (early, keep options open)

June 19: Pairs Hands (promising, needs shaping)

June 18: Like Numbers (promising, needs shaping)

June 17: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (early, keep options open)

June 16: Winds & Dragons (promising, needs shaping)

June 15: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (promising, needs shaping)