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Hand of the Day, July 13

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

The deal

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1 Crak, 1 Dot, 3 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 7 Dot, 8 Crak, 8 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Bam, 9 Dot, Joker

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (10 odd tiles). Second option: Like 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 Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (10 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Like Numbers.

Keep and pass

Worth holding: 9 Bam, 9 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Bam.

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

8 Crak: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Like Numbers

8 Dot: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Like Numbers

1 Crak: the least-connected of your Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) tiles, something has to go

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 with the 14-Day Challenge or the Club.