Quick answer
October 20's dealt hand goes for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 3 Crak, 7 Crak, 9 Crak, 1 Bam, 5 Dot. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Bam, 2 Crak, 3 Crak, 5 Dot, 6 Crak, 7 Crak, 8 Bam, 9 Crak, 9 Dot, Red Dragon, Flower, Joker, North
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (6 odd 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 Odd Numbers (6 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.
Keep and pass
Build around: 3 Crak, 7 Crak, 9 Crak, 1 Bam, 5 Dot.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
North: an unpaired North, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
8 Bam: it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), and it sits outside your Crak run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Crak tiles
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.
October 14 (early, keep options open)
October 8 (early, keep options open)
October 2 (promising, needs shaping)
September 26 (early, keep options open)
September 20 (early, keep options open)
September 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.