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, 1 Bam, 3 Bam.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
East: an unpaired East, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
South: an unpaired South, honors only score in groups, 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.
August 19 (early, keep options open)
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)
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.