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Hand of the Day, August 2

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Winds & Dragons.

The deal

1133669西西西

1 Bam, 1 Dot, 3 Crak, 3 Crak, 6 Bam, 6 Bam, 9 Dot, Green Dragon, Flower, North, West, West, West

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). Second option: Pairs Hands.

The strongest category here is Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Pairs Hands.

Keep and pass

Worth holding: West, West, West, Green Dragon, North.

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

1 Bam: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Pairs Hands

1 Dot: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Pairs Hands

9 Dot: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Pairs Hands

More hands that went for Winds & Dragons

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

August 4 (early, keep options open)

July 28 (early, keep options open)

July 27 (early, keep options open)

July 4 (early, keep options open)

June 27 (early, keep options open)

June 25 (early, keep options open)

See every Winds & Dragons hand in the archive

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