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Hand of the Day, November 1

Early, keep options open. Direction: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

Quick answer

November 1's dealt hand goes for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 5 Crak, 5 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 9 Dot, 1 Dot, 7 Bam, 1 Crak. Early, keep options open.

The deal

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1 Crak, 1 Dot, 2 Bam, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 4 Dot, 5 Crak, 5 Crak, 7 Bam, 8 Crak, 8 Dot, 9 Dot, Soap (White)

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (8 odd tiles).

The strongest category here is Odd Numbers (8 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.

Keep and pass

Build around: 5 Crak, 5 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 9 Dot, 1 Dot, 7 Bam, 1 Crak.

In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:

Soap (White): an unpaired Soap (White), and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)

8 Crak: it does nothing for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), 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

2 Bam: only backs your second option, Consecutive Numbers, the weakest of what's left

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.

November 7 (early, keep options open)

October 26 (early, keep options open)

October 20 (early, keep options open)

October 14 (early, keep options open)

October 8 (early, keep options open)

October 2 (promising, needs shaping)

See every Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) hand in the archive

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