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Rules, Notice and Comment -- request to USBGF

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Tuesday, 4 December 2012, at 8:38 p.m.

In Response To: Rules, Notice and Comment -- request to USBGF (Phil Simborg)

"Now that we know that 3 times minimum is expected, and 4" above the board, players know what guidelines to impose on themselves in order to be fair. "

I suspect it is just a phrasing issue but it sounds like you are saying it has become policy instead of your suggestion. Was your intended meaning "If we knew that ... players would know..."? It certainly is not the guideline in the current US backgammon tournametn rules and procedures

"4.1 RANDOM ROLLS. Dice are strictly a means of obtaining random numbers; any other use violates the rules and the spirit of backgammon. A legal roll consists of shaking the dice vigorously in a dice cup and then simultaneously tossing them out at a discernible height above the playing surface, allowing them to bounce and roll freely. Both dice must leave the cup before either die contacts the board; otherwise they must be rerolled. Between turns the dice shall remain in the dice cup with the cup kept in plain view. Alternatively, players may roll legally by casting both dice simultaneously through a baffle box".

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