It is possible in 31 for Windows to play with other human players in a Windows network environment. A maximum of 4 players is supported. In order to play all players must be members of the same workgroup.
At the start of the game one of the players must host a game. In the upper window his game will be shown with the chosen variation. Now others can join this game by selecting it and pressing the 'join'-button. When everybody has joined the host can start the game by pressing the 'play'-button.
During the game the players can send messages by pressing on the button with the text icon on it. A window will appear in which you can type the text you want to send. When the 'hide'-button is pressed the window will disappear again.
When one of the human-players has lost, he can leave the game without causing any problems for the other players. He can also keep watching to see how the game develops and who will win.