Quick answer
September 28's dealt hand goes for Pairs Hands, with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: Flower, Flower, West, West, 1 Bam. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Bam, 2 Dot, 3 Bam, 4 Bam, 5 Dot, 8 Bam, 8 Crak, 9 Bam, Flower, Flower, Joker, West, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Pairs Hands (2 pairs (jokers can't fill pairs)).
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 Pairs Hands (2 pairs (jokers can't fill pairs)). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: Flower, Flower, West, West, 1 Bam.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
2 Dot: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Consecutive Numbers
5 Dot: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Consecutive Numbers
8 Crak: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Consecutive Numbers
More hands that went for Pairs Hands
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
September 22 (promising, needs shaping)
September 12 (strong, stay the course)
July 12 (promising, needs shaping)
July 9 (promising, needs shaping)
July 6 (promising, needs shaping)
June 19 (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.