Quick answer
September 7's dealt hand goes for Winds & Dragons, with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: Green Dragon, Soap (White), East, Flower, 3 Crak. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Bam, 1 Crak, 3 Crak, 4 Crak, 5 Dot, 6 Dot, 8 Crak, 8 Dot, Green Dragon, Soap (White), Flower, Joker, East
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Winds & Dragons (3 wind/dragon 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 Winds & Dragons (3 wind/dragon tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Build around: Green Dragon, Soap (White), East, Flower, 3 Crak.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
1 Bam: it does nothing for Winds & Dragons, and it sits outside your Crak and Dot runs, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Crak and Dot tiles
1 Crak: it does nothing for Winds & Dragons, and it is not part of your 3-4 Crak run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than the tiles in that run
8 Crak: it does nothing for Winds & Dragons, and it is not part of your 3-4 Crak run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than the tiles in that run
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.
October 21 (early, keep options open)
October 15 (early, keep options open)
October 9 (early, keep options open)
October 3 (early, keep options open)
September 27 (early, keep options open)
September 21 (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, any time, in the Club.
Everyone gets the same tiles. Let them argue before they open the read.