Quick answer
July 18's dealt hand goes for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8), with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 6 Crak, 6 Crak, 2 Dot, 4 Crak, 8 Bam. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
1 Crak, 1 Dot, 2 Dot, 3 Bam, 4 Crak, 6 Crak, 6 Crak, 8 Bam, Flower, Joker, Joker, North, South
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Even Numbers (5 even tiles).
2 jokers, 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 Even Numbers (5 even tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Build around: 6 Crak, 6 Crak, 2 Dot, 4 Crak, 8 Bam.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
North: an unpaired North, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
South: an unpaired South, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
1 Crak: it does nothing for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8), and it sits outside your Dot run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Dot tiles
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.