| |
BGonline.org Forums
New U.S. Rules ratified
Posted By: Gregg Cattanach
Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2007, at 1:20 p.m.
After a great deal of work, consultation with dozens of players and directors, and the exchange of more than 1,000 e-mails, the final versions of the new U.S. Backgammon Tournament Rules & Procedures and U.S. Backgammon Clock Rules & Procedures are complete. The final versions of both rule sets have been voted on and ratified by the 14 active ABT directors.
You can find copies of both new rule sets in Adobe Reader .pdf format at http://sechamps.com (links near the bottom of the page). You are free to download and save a copy for your own reference. I suspect links at other web sites will soon be available as well.
Changes were made throughout the rules but the most substantive differences are that now all premature actions stand (Tournament Rule 4.6) and that there is now a penalty for picking up the dice early when playing with clocks (Clock Rule 4.1). Please bear these in mind when playing in upcoming U.S. tournaments. A complete reading of all the new rules is certainly a good idea for any U.S. backgammon player.
-- Gregg Cattanach
| |
BGonline.org Forums is maintained by Stick with WebBBS 5.12.