Quick answer
September 15's dealt hand goes for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 3 Bam, 5 Bam, 1 Crak, 1 Dot, 5 Dot. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Crak, 1 Dot, 2 Bam, 3 Bam, 4 Bam, 5 Bam, 5 Dot, 7 Dot, 9 Crak, 9 Dot, Red Dragon, East, North
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (8 odd tiles). Second option: Consecutive Numbers.
A 4-tile run in bams is a real spine, protect it.
Scattered hands are normal before the Charleston, pass boldly and re-read.
The strongest category here is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (8 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 3 Bam, 5 Bam, 1 Crak, 1 Dot, 5 Dot.
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 Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
East: an unpaired East, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
North: an unpaired North, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
More hands that went for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
September 2 (early, keep options open)
August 30 (early, keep options open)
August 21 (early, keep options open)
August 20 (promising, needs shaping)
August 19 (early, keep options open)
August 16 (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.