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Hand of the Day, July 10

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Like Numbers.

Quick answer

July 10's dealt hand goes for Like Numbers, with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 4 Bam, 4 Bam, 4 Crak, 7 Crak, 7 Crak. Promising, needs shaping.

The deal

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3 Crak, 4 Bam, 4 Bam, 4 Crak, 5 Crak, 6 Bam, 6 Dot, 7 Bam, 7 Crak, 7 Crak, Green Dragon, Joker, West

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (3× the number 4). Second option: Consecutive Numbers.

1 joker, gold for pungs and kongs, but remember: jokers can never fill a pair, and you may not pass them in the Charleston.

The strongest category here is Like Numbers (3× the number 4). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.

Keep and pass

Worth holding: 4 Bam, 4 Bam, 4 Crak, 7 Crak, 7 Crak.

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

Green Dragon: an unpaired Green Dragon, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Like Numbers

West: an unpaired West, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Like Numbers

6 Bam: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Consecutive Numbers

More hands that went for Like Numbers

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

September 13 (early, keep options open)

September 9 (promising, needs shaping)

September 6 (promising, needs shaping)

September 4 (promising, needs shaping)

September 1 (promising, needs shaping)

August 28 (promising, needs shaping)

See every Like Numbers hand in the archive

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