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Playing 31

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 2:55 a.m.

Recently, Mike Mannon posted some interesting positions testing the boundaries of the guideline: "Either 5pt beats either 4pt."

Here's another:

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 145 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 138 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-b-BB-C-C--AcB---c-cbAb-A-:0:0:1:31:0:0:3:0:10
52S-22N-31P-32S-53P-44P-51Z-31

How do you play 31 for Blue, and why?

Optional: Can you find quotes or examples that might either support or contradict your choice, from any book or article?

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• Playing 31
  Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 2:55 a.m.
  • Playing 31
    Stick -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 3:31 a.m.
  • Playing 31
    sebalotek -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 7:28 a.m.
  • Playing 31--quotes, as requested
    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 1:31 p.m.
  • Playing 31
    Keene -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 3:48 p.m.
  • Playing 31
    Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 4:53 p.m.
  • Playing 31
    ah_clem -- Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at 8:02 p.m.
  • Playing 31
    Fatboy -- Wednesday, 1 June 2016, at 2:10 a.m.
    • Playing 31
      Kevin McDonough -- Wednesday, 1 June 2016, at 2:39 a.m.
      • [Spoiler Alert] – Kevin's post includes rollout data. *NM*
        Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 1 June 2016, at 4:10 a.m.
        • [Spoiler Alert] – Kevin's post includes rollout data.
          Fatboy -- Wednesday, 1 June 2016, at 6:02 p.m.
  • Playing 31
    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 1 June 2016, at 4:08 a.m.
  • Playing 31 -- VARIANT and Original Rollout
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 4 June 2016, at 6:46 p.m.
    • Comparing the Original Position and Variant
      Taper_Mike -- Monday, 6 June 2016, at 7:12 a.m.
  • Playing 31
    Steven E. Carey -- Tuesday, 7 June 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
    • Playing 31
      Keene -- Tuesday, 7 June 2016, at 4:51 p.m.
  • quote
    garyo -- Tuesday, 7 June 2016, at 8:40 p.m.
    • quote
      Seth -- Tuesday, 7 June 2016, at 9:15 p.m.
    • quote--Joe Sylvester
      Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 8 June 2016, at 8:11 a.m.
      • quote--Joe Sylvester
        Seth -- Wednesday, 8 June 2016, at 11:25 a.m.
  • Playing 31 -- ROLLOUTS of Both Positions
    Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 12 June 2016, at 6:01 a.m.
    • Playing 31 -- ROLLOUTS of Both Positions
      Martin -- Sunday, 12 June 2016, at 10:21 a.m.
      • Corrected Text
        Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 12 June 2016, at 11:32 p.m.
    • Playing 31 -- ROLLOUTS of Both Positions
      Steven E. Carey -- Saturday, 18 June 2016, at 10:43 p.m.
      • Playing 31 -- ROLLOUTS of Both Positions
        sebalotek -- Monday, 20 June 2016, at 3:13 a.m.
    • Playing 31 -- ROLLOUTS of Both Positions
      Steven E. Carey -- Tuesday, 21 June 2016, at 6:27 a.m.