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illegal moves and clock rules

Posted By: Jason Lee
Date: Saturday, 26 April 2008, at 5:40 p.m.

In Response To: illegal moves and clock rules (Tom Keith)

I had never read Rule 4.1 before.

4.1 MISHANDLING DICE. A player shall not touch or pick up the dice until the opponent hits the clock to complete his turn. A player who prematurely picks up the dice forfeits his per move deductible for his next checker play. The player on turn stops both clocks and summons the Director to claim the time penalty, unless both players agree to accept it. The penalized player must wait until his deductible has counted down to zero before rolling his dice.

Sounds like a real nuisance, not to mention being a little unfair to players new to clock rules. We should be trying to encourage people to try clocks, not discourage it.

I agree about the sentiment of the last part, but I also have to say that we also have to get people used to the mechanics of clock play. I am quite used to the flow of clocked play, and I find it jarring when people pick up the dice.

I know a guy who hates clocked backgammon, and this rule isn't going to make him hate clocked backgammon any more. Instead of trying to get used to clocks, he just bitches and moans every time he's got to play with a clock. He's otherwise a nice guy, but when the clock comes out, he becomes a real douche nozzle.

JLee

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