Quick answer
August 26's dealt hand goes for Like Numbers, with Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 6 Dot, 6 Dot, 6 Bam, 6 Crak, Flower. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
3 Dot, 6 Bam, 6 Crak, 6 Dot, 6 Dot, 7 Bam, 8 Dot, 9 Dot, Red Dragon, Flower, East, East, North
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (4× the number 6). Second option: Even Numbers (2·4·6·8).
The strongest category here is Like Numbers (4× the number 6). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8).
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 6 Dot, 6 Dot, 6 Bam, 6 Crak, Flower.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
3 Dot: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
7 Bam: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
9 Dot: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
More hands that went for Like Numbers
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
October 7 (promising, needs shaping)
October 1 (early, keep options open)
September 25 (promising, needs shaping)
September 19 (promising, needs shaping)
September 17 (promising, needs shaping)
September 13 (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.