The deal
1 Dot, 2 Bam, 3 Bam, 8 Bam, 8 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Crak, 9 Dot, Joker, North, South, West, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (3× the number 9). Second option: Winds & Dragons.
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 (3× the number 9). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Winds & Dragons.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 9 Bam, 9 Crak, 9 Dot, West, West.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
1 Dot: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Winds & Dragons
2 Bam: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Winds & Dragons
3 Bam: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Winds & Dragons
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.
August 7 (promising, needs shaping)
August 5 (promising, needs shaping)
August 3 (promising, needs shaping)
July 31 (promising, needs shaping)
July 30 (promising, needs shaping)
July 26 (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 with the 14-Day Challenge or the Club.