The deal
1 Bam, 1 Crak, 2 Crak, 2 Dot, 4 Crak, 4 Dot, 6 Crak, 7 Crak, 8 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Dot, Red Dragon, Soap (White)
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (6 even tiles). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Scattered hands are normal before the Charleston, pass boldly and re-read.
The strongest category here is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (6 even tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 2 Crak, 2 Dot, 4 Crak, 4 Dot, 6 Crak.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
Soap (White): an unpaired Soap (White), honors only score in groups, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
1 Bam: only backs your second option (Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)), weakest of what's left
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.
August 23 (early, keep options open)
August 14 (early, keep options open)
August 10 (promising, needs shaping)
August 1 (early, keep options open)
July 29 (promising, needs shaping)
July 24 (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.