Quick answer
July 31's dealt hand goes for Like Numbers, with Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 3 Crak, 3 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 9 Crak. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
3 Bam, 3 Crak, 3 Crak, 3 Dot, 4 Dot, 6 Bam, 6 Dot, 8 Dot, 9 Crak, Joker, East, North, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (4× the number 3). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
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 (4× the number 3). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Keep and pass
Build around: 3 Crak, 3 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 9 Crak.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
4 Dot: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
6 Bam: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
6 Dot: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
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.
November 6 (promising, needs shaping)
October 31 (promising, needs shaping)
October 25 (promising, needs shaping)
October 19 (early, keep options open)
October 13 (promising, needs shaping)
October 7 (promising, needs shaping)
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.