Quick answer
October 6's dealt hand goes for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8), with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 8 Bam, 8 Dot, 2 Bam, 6 Bam, 6 Crak. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Crak, 1 Dot, 2 Bam, 6 Bam, 6 Crak, 7 Dot, 8 Bam, 8 Dot, 9 Bam, Flower, Joker, East, North
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Even Numbers (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 (5 even tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 8 Bam, 8 Dot, 2 Bam, 6 Bam, 6 Crak.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
East: an unpaired East, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
North: an unpaired North, and your direction is Even Numbers (2·4·6·8)
1 Crak: it does nothing for Even Numbers (2·4·6·8), and it sits outside your Bam and Dot runs, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Bam and Dot tiles
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.
September 30 (promising, needs shaping)
September 24 (early, keep options open)
September 18 (early, keep options open)
August 27 (early, keep options open)
August 25 (early, keep options open)
August 23 (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.