Quick answer
August 23's dealt hand goes for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8), with Like Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 2 Bam, 2 Crak, 4 Dot, 6 Bam, 8 Bam. Early, keep options open.
The deal
2 Bam, 2 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Bam, 3 Crak, 4 Dot, 6 Bam, 7 Crak, 8 Bam, 8 Crak, 8 Dot, Red Dragon, South
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Even Numbers (7 even tiles). Second option: Like Numbers.
The strongest category here is Even Numbers (7 even tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Like Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 2 Bam, 2 Crak, 4 Dot, 6 Bam, 8 Bam.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
7 Crak: a loner, serves neither Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) nor Like Numbers
Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
South: an unpaired South, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
More hands that went for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
October 6 (early, keep options open)
September 30 (promising, needs shaping)
September 24 (early, keep options open)
September 18 (early, keep options open)
August 27 (early, keep options open)
August 25 (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.