The deal
3 Dot, 4 Bam, 5 Crak, 5 Dot, 6 Bam, 7 Crak, 7 Crak, 8 Bam, 8 Dot, 9 Bam, Red Dragon, Red Dragon, Joker
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (6 odd tiles). Second option: Pairs Hands.
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) (6 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Pairs Hands.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 7 Crak, 7 Crak, 3 Dot, 5 Crak, 5 Dot.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
4 Bam: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Pairs Hands
6 Bam: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Pairs Hands
8 Bam: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Pairs Hands
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.
July 25 (early, keep options open)
July 17 (promising, needs shaping)
July 16 (promising, needs shaping)
July 13 (promising, needs shaping)
June 28 (early, keep options open)
June 24 (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.