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Definition of $ (Slot)
Posted By: Nack Ballard In Response To: Nactation - Game 2 (Taper_Mike)
Date: Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 1:55 a.m.
In the updated tutorial (as well as the current one), the explanation of $ in Section 1 is:
[By Nactation's definition]
You “slot” by moving a checker down and putting it or another checker onto a vacant offensive point.Later, in what is now Section 7 (symbols), $ is further clarified:
You slot by playing one checker to/within the outer board (or entering or playing a forced portion of a move) and putting it or another checker onto a vacant offensive point.
[Examples follow...]
You suggested
You slot by moving a checker onto a vacant offensive point. If, after slotting, any part of the roll still remains, the balance is played down (i.e, to or within the outer board).
As I see it, the main drawback of your suggested wording is that if the large number is seen/played first, moves (such as) 62$ and 63$ are supposed to be 13/5 and 13/4, respectively; not 13/11 13/7 and 13/10 13/7.
A second drawback is that if the small number is seen/played first, 62$ is likely to be interpreted as 13/7 6/4, and 63$ as 13/7 8/5. This weak spot exists in my wording as well, though to a lesser degree. [Rather than expend more words perfecting but complicating my wording, under the & (double-slot) segment I provide 62$ = 13/5 and 62& = 13/7 6/4 diagrams to spotlight the distinction between single-slotting and double-slotting.]
A third drawback of your wording (though easy to fix by itself) is that the balance of the roll is not always played down. An entry (or forced) half of the move transcends down.
Good try, though :)
Nack
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