Quick answer
October 23's dealt hand goes for Consecutive Numbers, with Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 5 Dot, 7 Dot, 1 Dot, 6 Dot, 8 Dot. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
1 Crak, 1 Dot, 2 Bam, 3 Bam, 5 Dot, 6 Dot, 7 Dot, 8 Dot, Red Dragon, Flower, Joker, Joker, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Consecutive Numbers (4 in a row in dots). 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 dots is a real spine, protect it.
The strongest category here is Consecutive Numbers (4 in a row in dots). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Keep and pass
Build around: 5 Dot, 7 Dot, 1 Dot, 6 Dot, 8 Dot.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, and your direction is Consecutive Numbers
West: an unpaired West, and your direction is Consecutive Numbers
2 Bam: it sits outside your Dot run, so it does less for Consecutive Numbers than your Dot tiles, 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.
October 17 (promising, needs shaping)
October 11 (promising, needs shaping)
October 5 (early, keep options open)
September 29 (promising, needs shaping)
September 23 (promising, needs shaping)
September 10 (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.