Quick answer
July 13's dealt hand goes for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), with Like Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 9 Bam, 9 Bam. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
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: 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Bam, 9 Bam, 9 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
More hands that went for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
September 15 (early, keep options open)
September 2 (early, keep options open)
August 30 (early, keep options open)
August 21 (early, keep options open)
August 20 (promising, needs shaping)
August 19 (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.