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Can you roll your dice when the opponent is away?
Posted By: Colin Owen In Response To: Can you roll your dice when the opponent is away? (Taper_Mike)
Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2016, at 12:12 p.m.
"Good sense suggests that a player should have an opportunity to watch as his opponent rolls."
I totally agree. This may mean that the player who dropped their cup waits until the opponent rolls then, either find it during that turn or, with the clock stopped, find it during their own. It may well be good etiquette for the player on roll to wait, if the opponent does start to retrieve their cup, in which case they can clearly pause their clock.
I think though, that your logical statement has wider ramifications. Premature rolls should NOT automatically stand. It is possible that the player whose turn it is is deep in thought, perhaps even with their eyes closed or looking away. Perhaps they were briefly distracted when the opponent prematurely rolled (splilled drink, someone making a joke etc). In all these cases they were not able to concentrate on the validity of the premature roll. Did the player shake the dice, and properly? Were they released high enough from the board? Did the cup touch the board? Did the players hand touch the dice as, or after they left the cup? Did the dice roll freely, or did one or both stop dead? In fact, did the opponent even simply place the dice down on the board?!
For all these reasons, and more, I believe that it should be up to the opponent whether a premature roll stands.
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