Hand of the Day, August 16

The deal

1 Dot, 2 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 4 Crak, 4 Dot, 6 Crak, 7 Dot, 9 Bam, Joker, Joker, East, East

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (5 odd 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 Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (5 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.

Keep and pass

Worth holding: 3 Dot, 1 Dot, 7 Dot, 3 Bam, 9 Bam.

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

2 Crak: it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), and it sits outside your Dot run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Dot tiles

4 Crak: it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), and it sits outside your Dot run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Dot tiles

6 Crak: it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), 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 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.

September 26 (early, keep options open)

September 20 (early, keep options open)

September 16 (early, keep options open)

September 15 (early, keep options open)

September 2 (early, keep options open)

August 30 (early, keep options open)

See every Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) hand in the archive

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.