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USBGF Rules

Posted By: Albert Steg
Date: Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 10:34 a.m.

In Response To: USBGF Rules (Bill Riles)

I have a knee-jerk reaction against this kind of change, but am willing enough to give it a try. Those who were trying it out in Chicago did seem to eagerly embrace it. What I found annoying, though, was that some of these players would join chouettes and urge adoption of the new rule, and it really causes confusion with players coming in and out of a game, and with those not used to the change perhaps forgetting the new standard so the possibility of 'selective enforcement' comes up. It takes one part of the game I never have to think about and makes it problematic.

I think the rules committee is acting in good faith and I respect their process -- I don't think that having a referendum where potentially half the voters have never even given the new standard a chance is a good idea. Though I viscerally dislike this kind of change, I think there are good arguments for it and it's worth giving it a try and see if the change "takes hold". Those of us who are skeptical might try paying attention during our usual games to see whether we notice a lot of rolls where a ruling would be ambiguous under the new standard.

Though it's beyond the scope of the tournament director's authority, I'd suggest that a custom emerge that the usual chouettes sprouting up around a tournament adopt the same standard as the tournament itself so there isn't a constant need to re-adjust one's habits. Similarly, I'd hope that all events in a tournament follow the same standard.

A last question: What do we call this thing? We need a simple name for the rule ala 'Clock Preferred' or 'Legal Moves’. — "Checkers On-Bounds”? . . . ?

Messages In This Thread

• USBGF Rules
  Bill Riles -- Thursday, 6 October 2016, at 9:53 p.m.
  • USBGF Rules
    Art Grater -- Thursday, 6 October 2016, at 11:45 p.m.
  • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
    Ken Larsen -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 9:02 a.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
      Stick -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 9:36 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
        Mike Clapsadle -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 12:39 p.m.
        • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
          Casper Van der Tak -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 1:55 p.m.
          • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
            neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:25 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
        Bill Riles -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 1:44 p.m.
        • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
          Bob Koca -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 5:38 p.m.
          • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
            Bill Riles -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 8:57 p.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
      Bill Riles -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 1:17 p.m.
      • Commenting on the rules
        Bob Koca -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 1:37 p.m.
        • Commenting on the rules
          Taper_Mike -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 4:02 p.m.
        • Commenting on the rules
          Art Grater -- Friday, 7 October 2016, at 7:22 p.m.
          • Commenting on the rules
            Marcel Jochem -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 9:25 a.m.
            • Commenting on the rules
              Art Grater -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 6:54 p.m.
      • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
        Ken Larsen -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 2:03 p.m.
        • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
          Seth -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 4:21 p.m.
          • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
            neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:24 a.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
      Ken Larsen -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 4:29 p.m.
      • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
        Dorn Bishop -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 10:03 p.m.
        • One Clarification
          Dorn Bishop -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 10:13 p.m.
        • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
          Ken Larsen -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 11:23 p.m.
          • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
            Stick -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 12:24 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
        neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:21 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
          Ken Larsen -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 3:05 a.m.
          • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
            neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 3:21 a.m.
          • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
            Bill Riles -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 4:25 a.m.
            • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
              Ken Larsen -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 11:48 a.m.
              • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
                Bill Riles -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:54 p.m.
                • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
                  Ken Larsen -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 5:08 p.m.
                  • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
                    Tom Keith -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 6:46 p.m.
                    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
                      Ken Larsen -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 7:03 p.m.
                  • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
                    neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 7:46 p.m.
                    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule (pictures)
                      Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 11 October 2016, at 12:53 p.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a great step forward
      neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:35 a.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
      Joe Russell -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:52 a.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
      Marty Storer -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 8:36 p.m.
    • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
      willballard -- Tuesday, 11 October 2016, at 3:28 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
        Marty Storer -- Tuesday, 11 October 2016, at 6:02 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - permitting dice to land on checkers is a bad rule
          willballard -- Tuesday, 11 October 2016, at 12:34 p.m.
  • USBGF Rules--My take
    Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 4:45 a.m.
    • USBGF Rules--My take
      Art Grater -- Wednesday, 19 October 2016, at 3:54 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules--My take (Why rules should be standardized worldwide)
        Ken Larsen -- Wednesday, 19 October 2016, at 6:59 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules--My take--answering Art's question
        Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 19 October 2016, at 7:30 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules--My take--answering Art's question
          Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 19 October 2016, at 2:21 p.m.
          • About "changing" the rules of the game--clarification and recommendation
            Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 19 October 2016, at 3:17 p.m.
  • USBGF Rules
    Albert Steg -- Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 10:34 a.m.
    • USBGF Rules
      Art Grater -- Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 6:49 p.m.
  • USBGF Rules - Here is a link to them
    Kevin Finch -- Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 4:15 p.m.
    • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
      Ken Larsen -- Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 6:29 p.m.
      • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
        Albert Steg -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 12:33 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
          Marty Storer -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 8:43 p.m.
      • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
        Bill Riles -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 1:23 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
          Bob Koca -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 3:13 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
          Art Grater -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 4:57 a.m.
          • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
            Dorn Bishop -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 5:21 a.m.
            • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
              Art Grater -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 8:10 a.m.
            • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
              Art Grater -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 8:59 a.m.
              • Elected officials
                Bob Koca -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 2:33 p.m.
                • Elected officials
                  mfic -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 6:54 p.m.
                  • Elected officials
                    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 12 October 2016, at 12:41 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - We need worldwide consistency
          Ken Larsen -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 7:26 a.m.
          • USBGF Rules - We need worldwide consistency
            Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 9:07 a.m.
          • USBGF Rules - We need worldwide consistency
            neilkaz -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:28 a.m.
        • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
          Chris Haviland -- Tuesday, 18 October 2016, at 6:19 p.m.
      • USBGF Rules - Valid roll issue
        Joe Russell -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:48 a.m.
      • Ignore below, wrong section of thread! *NM*
        Joe Russell -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 2:54 a.m.
  • USBGF Rules
    Michael Mesich -- Saturday, 8 October 2016, at 9:57 p.m.
  • USBGF Rules-End of turn
    Kevin McDonough -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 7:06 p.m.
    • USBGF Rules-End of turn
      Dorn Bishop -- Sunday, 9 October 2016, at 9:23 p.m.
      • USBGF Rules-End of turn
        MishyPoo -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 1:44 a.m.
      • USBGF Rules-End of turn
        Michael Mesich -- Monday, 10 October 2016, at 3:02 a.m.
  • USBGF Rules
    Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 12 October 2016, at 9:42 p.m.