Quick answer
June 17's dealt hand goes for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8), with Winds & Dragons as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 2 Crak, 2 Crak, 4 Bam, 4 Crak, 8 Bam. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Bam, 1 Dot, 2 Crak, 2 Crak, 4 Bam, 4 Crak, 5 Crak, 7 Crak, 8 Bam, Green Dragon, Green Dragon, Green Dragon, Flower
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Even Numbers (5 even tiles). Second option: Winds & Dragons.
The strongest category here is Even Numbers (5 even tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Winds & Dragons.
Keep and pass
Build around: 2 Crak, 2 Crak, 4 Bam, 4 Crak, 8 Bam.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
1 Bam: a loner, serves neither Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) nor Winds & Dragons
1 Dot: a loner, serves neither Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) nor Winds & Dragons
5 Crak: a loner, serves neither Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) nor Winds & Dragons
More hands that went for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
November 5 (early, keep options open)
October 30 (early, keep options open)
October 24 (promising, needs shaping)
October 18 (promising, needs shaping)
October 12 (early, keep options open)
October 6 (early, keep options open)
A new hand like this one goes live every morning, read tile by tile by the coach. Play today’s hand free, or get the coach on your own tiles, any time, in the Club.
Everyone gets the same tiles. Let them argue before they open the read.