The deal
2 Bam, 2 Dot, 5 Dot, 6 Bam, 7 Dot, 8 Bam, 8 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Crak, Soap (White), Flower, Joker, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (5 even tiles).
1 joker, gold for pungs and kongs, but remember: jokers can never fill a pair, and you may not pass them in the Charleston.
Scattered hands are normal before the Charleston, pass boldly and re-read.
The strongest category here is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) (5 even tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 2 Bam, 6 Bam, 8 Bam, 2 Dot, 8 Dot.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
Soap (White): an unpaired Soap (White), honors only score in groups, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
West: an unpaired West, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
5 Dot: a loner, serves neither Even Numbers (2·4·6·8) nor Consecutive Numbers
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 25 (early, keep options open)
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)
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.