Puzzles · · the 2026 card
Which tile would you throw?
You're going for a Consecutive Run hand on the 2026 card, and you need three more tiles. It's your turn to throw.
The hand you're going for
A Consecutive Run hand: three Flowers, four 5 Dots, a 6, 7 and 8 Dot, then four 9 Dots. The card lets you use any five numbers in a row, in one suit or two, and your tiles make it 5 to 9 in Dots. You may call tiles for it, and it pays 25.
Your rack
Tap the tile you'd throw.
Show my answer
I'd throw a 3 Dot.
With your tiles, the run is 5 to 9 Dots, so the hand has no place for your 3 Dots or your 4 Dot. Any of them keeps you three tiles away, and I'd start with a 3 Dot.
A beginner might throw the Flower. Keep it. The hand needs three Flowers, and this is your only one, so throwing it leaves you four tiles away instead of three.
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