Quick answer
August 18's dealt hand goes for Like Numbers, with Winds & Dragons as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 2 Bam, 2 Crak, 2 Dot, Flower, Flower. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Crak, 2 Bam, 2 Crak, 2 Dot, 3 Bam, 7 Dot, 8 Crak, 9 Bam, Green Dragon, Soap (White), Flower, Flower, South
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (3× the number 2). Second option: Winds & Dragons.
The strongest category here is Like Numbers (3× the number 2). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Winds & Dragons.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 2 Bam, 2 Crak, 2 Dot, Flower, Flower.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
1 Crak: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Winds & Dragons
3 Bam: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Winds & Dragons
7 Dot: 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.
October 1 (early, keep options open)
September 25 (promising, needs shaping)
September 19 (promising, needs shaping)
September 17 (promising, needs shaping)
September 13 (early, keep options open)
September 9 (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.
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