Charleston Strategy

What to keep, what to pass, and reading what comes back

Goal: Learn how to decide what to keep, what to pass, and how to use each Charleston pass strategically

Estimated time: 12–15 minutes

Prerequisite: Lesson 5

Unlocks: Lesson 7

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🧠 Thinking Through the Charleston

Lesson 5 taught you how the Charleston works — the directions, the rules, the blind pass. Now we'll focus on the part that wins games: what to keep, what to pass, and why.

Every pass is a decision. The tiles you choose to give away — and the ones you choose to hold — shape the hand you'll play.

The golden rule: Keep tiles that work together. Pass tiles that are isolated and hard to use.