The deal
1 Bam, 2 Dot, 3 Crak, 4 Crak, 5 Bam, 5 Dot, 7 Dot, 8 Bam, 8 Bam, 9 Bam, Joker, North, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (6 odd tiles).
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 Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 3 Crak, 1 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Dot, 7 Dot.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
North: an unpaired North, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
West: an unpaired West, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
2 Dot: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Consecutive Numbers
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.
August 16 (early, keep options open)
August 15 (early, keep options open)
August 9 (early, keep options open)
July 25 (early, keep options open)
July 17 (promising, needs shaping)
July 16 (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.