Quick answer
August 20's dealt hand goes for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), with Like Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 9 Crak, 9 Crak, 9 Bam, 3 Bam, 3 Dot. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
1 Bam, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 5 Bam, 7 Bam, 7 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Crak, 9 Crak, Flower, Flower, East, South
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (9 odd tiles). Second option: Like Numbers.
The strongest category here is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (9 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Like Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 9 Crak, 9 Crak, 9 Bam, 3 Bam, 3 Dot.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
East: an unpaired East, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
South: an unpaired South, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
1 Bam: the least-connected of your Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) tiles, something has to go
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.
October 2 (promising, needs shaping)
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)
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.
Everyone gets the same tiles. Let them argue before they open the read.