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May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 6:28 p.m.

Is it acceptable (according to the rules that most people play by), if I make a move that hits, to pick up the hit checker first and put it on the bar before I move my own checker?

If this is O.K. then I thought I might start training myself to do this until it becomes a habit. The idea is to forestall any accidents where I forget to put the hit checker on the bar before hitting the clock or picking up my dice. (For those who play chess, it's a bit like forming the habit of moving the king first when castling—a must, given the touch-move rule.)

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• May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
  Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 6:28 p.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 7:22 p.m.
    • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
      Petter Bengtsson -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 7:37 p.m.
      • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 10:16 p.m.
        • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
          Petter Bengtsson -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 12:50 a.m.
          • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
            Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 2:24 p.m.
            • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
              mfic -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:49 a.m.
              • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
                Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 5:13 a.m.
    • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
      Jason Lee -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 7:47 p.m.
      • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 9:50 p.m.
        • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
          Jason Lee -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 10:10 p.m.
          • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
            Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 10:31 p.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    Jason Lee -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 7:46 p.m.
  • Please don't or at least don't do this very often *NM*
    neilkaz -- Sunday, 11 October 2009, at 9:59 p.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    adambulldog -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 5:24 a.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 11:29 a.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 6:21 p.m.
    • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
      neilkaz -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 8:03 p.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    Rich Munitz -- Monday, 12 October 2009, at 9:39 p.m.
    • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
      mfic -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 1:02 a.m.
      • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 1:29 a.m.
        • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
          mfic -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:42 a.m.
  • May I put a checker on the bar before moving my own?
    Jason Lee -- Saturday, 17 October 2009, at 4:47 a.m.