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English: Graphic of a bowling lane with oil patterns, demonstrating the so-called "Rule of 31"—actually an informal guideline—which calculates the approximate board on which a ball should exit a particular oil pattern based on the length of the pattern, in order to achieve a strike.
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The so-called "Rule of 31"—actually an informal guideline—calculates the approximate board on which a ball should exit a particular oil pattern based on the length of the pattern, in order to achieve a strike.

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10 January 2025

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current19:09, 16 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 19:09, 16 January 20251,300 × 675 (4 KB)RCraig09Version 6: add vertical lines at end of oil patterns to show how each pattern extends beyond a single board
05:56, 14 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 05:56, 14 January 20251,300 × 675 (3 KB)RCraig09Version 5: simplify
16:10, 13 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 16:10, 13 January 20251,300 × 675 (4 KB)RCraig09Version 4: expand horizontally to 1300px, move board number labels closer to oil patterns
22:35, 11 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 22:35, 11 January 20251,200 × 675 (3 KB)RCraig09Version 3: revise labeling, some font colors, line widths
23:00, 10 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 23:00, 10 January 20251,200 × 675 (3 KB)RCraig09Version 2: add individual numbers for pattern lengths
04:43, 10 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 04:43, 10 January 20251,200 × 675 (3 KB)RCraig09Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

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