Choose the points opening when you hold high-value runs and sets, and the five-pairs opening when your hand naturally forms matching pairs.

The two routes give flexibility: reaching 101 points rewards big melds, while five pairs lets you open when pairs come faster than high totals. Early in the hand, look at what you are drawing and commit to the path with fewer missing tiles. Switching plans late is costly, so read your hand early. Either way, opening avoids the heavy plus 202 penalty for never getting onto the table.