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Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment

Posted By: Stick
Date: Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 10:50 a.m.

In Response To: Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment (Bill Riles)

Personally I also prefer shaking and rolling the dice rather than the use of a baffle box, dice tube, etc... However, that's for myself and not for a lot of backgammon players who simply can't seem to shake and roll like a normal person should. There's the no shaker, the obsessive shaker, the dumper, the can't roll the dice on the board player, the cocker, so many more that I won't bother listing. For these individuals I'd much rather have them use a baffle box than attempt to roll and try my nerves. I still am a no go overall on the dice tube.

As a TD I would enforce the request of a baffle box if it was shown that the opponent simply couldn't roll in a reasonable fashion. Aside from that, I see no reason (other than disabilities) to favor a baffle box over rolling.

You're overestimating the amount of time using these devices save. Cutting from 2/12 to 2/8 is too much. I would consider 2/10 to be the best alternative.

Stick

Messages In This Thread

• Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
  Bill Riles -- Monday, 12 September 2016, at 9:06 p.m.
  • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 September 2016, at 11:27 p.m.
    • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
      Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 1:22 a.m.
      • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 2:01 a.m.
  • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment (Long)
    Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 12:01 a.m.
    • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment (Long)
      Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 1:40 a.m.
    • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment (Long)
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 5:40 p.m.
  • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 2:09 a.m.
    • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
      Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 2:47 a.m.
      • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 2:55 a.m.
        • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
          Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 3:12 a.m.
  • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
    Stick -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 10:50 a.m.
    • "No Go on the Dice Tube"
      Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 2:50 p.m.
      • "No Go on the Dice Tube"
        Stick -- Wednesday, 14 September 2016, at 6:17 a.m.
    • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 5:42 p.m.
      • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
        Stick -- Wednesday, 14 September 2016, at 6:18 a.m.
  • Clock Settings with non-Standard Devices and Equipment
    Bill Finneran -- Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 12:44 p.m.