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Hand of the Day, June 22

Early, keep options open. Direction: Winds & Dragons.

Quick answer

June 22's dealt hand goes for Winds & Dragons, with Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Soap (White), East, West. Early, keep options open.

The deal

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2 Crak, 3 Bam, 4 Crak, 5 Bam, 5 Dot, 8 Crak, 9 Dot, Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Soap (White), Flower, East, West

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles).

Scattered hands are normal before the Charleston, pass boldly and re-read.

The strongest category here is Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8).

Keep and pass

Worth holding: Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Soap (White), East, West.

In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:

3 Bam: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)

5 Bam: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)

5 Dot: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)

More hands that went for Winds & Dragons

The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.

September 14 (early, keep options open)

September 11 (promising, needs shaping)

September 8 (early, keep options open)

September 7 (early, keep options open)

September 5 (early, keep options open)

August 31 (early, keep options open)

See every Winds & Dragons hand in the archive

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