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Dice on a Checker

Posted By: neilkaz
Date: Thursday, 15 December 2016, at 6:33 p.m.

In Response To: Dice on a Checker (christian munk-christensen)

CMC "Based on the description of what happened on the committee I get the feeling that this rule was introduced because of 1 very vocal guy who used to play like that in his home country."

Hmm...moi? Very vocal? Yeah OK I could be :). In all honesty, I wasn't the player on the Rules Committee who initiated this idea for the new rule set. But I sure was happy when someone else did and while I had reservations about players' acceptance, I MUCH prefer this rule change to players resetting the clock for cocked dice. I VERY strongly feel that the clock should not be used for this purpose.

As for time savings, that is small. ABT events almost always have time issues and conflict issues when someone is alive in three events on Sunday, so anything that speed the event up even a tad is good.

Players will get used to the new rule, just try it. So far there haven't been any added issues in determining whether a die on a checker is flat or not.

Please, people give the new rule a try. .. neilkaz ..

Messages In This Thread

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  Bill Riles -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 1:51 a.m.
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    Colin Owen -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 3:09 a.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 3:34 a.m.
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        Colin Owen -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 3:59 a.m.
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          ScottJ -- Tuesday, 13 December 2016, at 3:09 p.m.
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            Stick -- Tuesday, 13 December 2016, at 4:45 p.m.
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              Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 13 December 2016, at 8:36 p.m.
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        christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 1:05 p.m.
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          neilkaz -- Thursday, 15 December 2016, at 6:33 p.m.
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            Bill Riles -- Thursday, 15 December 2016, at 9:28 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 3:12 a.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 3:38 a.m.
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    Michael Mesich -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 6:37 a.m.
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      neilkaz -- Thursday, 15 December 2016, at 6:20 p.m.
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    Albert Steg -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 4:00 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 4:46 p.m.
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        Stick -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 4:54 p.m.
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    Art Grater -- Saturday, 10 December 2016, at 7:49 p.m.
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    svilo -- Sunday, 11 December 2016, at 10:30 p.m.