The deal
1 Crak, 2 Crak, 2 Crak, 4 Bam, 7 Crak, 8 Dot, 8 Dot, Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Soap (White), Joker, East, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). Second option: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8).
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 Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8).
Keep and pass
Worth holding: Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Soap (White), East, West.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
1 Crak: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
7 Crak: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
4 Bam: only backs your second option (Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)), weakest of what's left
More hands that went for Winds & Dragons
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
August 17 (promising, needs shaping)
August 4 (early, keep options open)
August 2 (promising, needs shaping)
July 28 (early, keep options open)
July 27 (early, keep options open)
July 4 (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 with the 14-Day Challenge or the Club.