Quick answer
November 2's dealt hand goes for Winds & Dragons, with Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: Red Dragon, East, North, South, West. Early, keep options open.
The deal
1 Dot, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 4 Dot, 6 Crak, 9 Bam, 9 Crak, Red Dragon, Flower, East, North, South, West
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Scattered hands are normal before the Charleston, pass boldly and re-read.
The strongest category here is Winds & Dragons (5 wind/dragon tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Keep and pass
Build around: Red Dragon, East, North, South, West.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
4 Dot: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
6 Crak: a loner, serves neither Winds & Dragons nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
1 Dot: only backs your second option, Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9), the weakest of what's left
More hands that went for Winds & Dragons
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
October 27 (early, keep options open)
October 21 (early, keep options open)
October 15 (early, keep options open)
October 9 (early, keep options open)
October 3 (early, keep options open)
September 27 (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.