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The two-hand rule

Posted By: Jason Lee
Date: Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 6:52 p.m.

4.3 MOVING. A player shall move the checkers in an unambiguous manner, using only one hand. Checkers must be reentered from the bar before moving any other checker. A player shall not touch any checkers or dice during the opponent's turn.

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 160 Money session Jacoby Beaver pip: 167 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-a-a--E-C---dE---d-e----B-:0:0:1:55:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 55

eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21

I believe a strict reading of that rule means that in the above position, you cannot do what a lot of people do, which is, in order:

• Pick up the blot on the 3 point with their left hand
• While holding said blot in their left hand, move two checkers from the 8 point to the 3 point with their right hand.
• Then place the blot on the bar with their left hand. Some people will transfer the blot from their left hand to their right hand, and place it on the bar with their right hand.

Do you think it's reasonable to enforce the rule in this situation, or is it being too petty?

JLee

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• The two-hand rule
  Jason Lee -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 6:52 p.m.
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    Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 6:56 p.m.
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      adrianov -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 1:31 a.m.
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        svilo -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 2:03 a.m.
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    Stick -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:25 p.m.
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    Bill Riles -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:25 p.m.
    • +1,000,000,000,000,000,000............. *NM*
      Justin N. -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:39 p.m.
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      Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:39 p.m.
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    Christian Plenz -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:37 p.m.
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    Justin N. -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 8:05 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 9:02 p.m.
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    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 10:37 p.m.
  • I picked a bad example position
    Jason Lee -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 2:03 a.m.
    • Why not post a more appropriate one, then? *NM*
      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 5:54 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 5:14 a.m.
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    Julia Hayward -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 9:51 a.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 2:50 p.m.
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    Rich Munitz -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 1:26 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 4:36 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 2:20 p.m.
  • Why am I left with an empty feeling?
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 25 January 2011, at 1:09 a.m.
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    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 28 January 2011, at 11:12 p.m.