Quick answer
September 29's dealt hand goes for Consecutive Numbers, with Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 1 Crak, 3 Crak, 9 Crak, 2 Crak, 4 Crak. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
1 Bam, 1 Crak, 2 Crak, 3 Crak, 4 Crak, 6 Dot, 8 Crak, 9 Bam, 9 Crak, Green Dragon, Flower, Joker, Joker
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Consecutive Numbers (4 in a row in craks). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
2 jokers, gold for pungs and kongs, but remember: jokers can never fill a pair, and you may not pass them in the Charleston.
A 4-tile run in craks is a real spine, protect it.
The strongest category here is Consecutive Numbers (4 in a row in craks). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 1 Crak, 3 Crak, 9 Crak, 2 Crak, 4 Crak.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
Green Dragon: an unpaired Green Dragon, and your direction is Consecutive Numbers
6 Dot: it sits outside your Crak run, so it does less for Consecutive Numbers than your Crak tiles, and it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
8 Crak: it is not part of your 1-2-3-4 Crak run, so it does less for Consecutive Numbers than the tiles in that run, and it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
More hands that went for Consecutive Numbers
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
September 23 (promising, needs shaping)
September 10 (early, keep options open)
September 3 (promising, needs shaping)
August 11 (early, keep options open)
August 6 (early, keep options open)
July 23 (promising, needs shaping)
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