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Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 10:22 p.m.

In Response To: Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock (Bill Finneran)

I believe every game should be played with 4 baffle boxes; one on each side and two extras in case something happens to the box.

Since the P40 scrambler is clearly better than any traditional baffle box, those should be mandatory. Also, since those are made to fit on the P40 board, those boards should also be mandatory.

I think it looks bad for the game to have poor players being streamed, so all who enter tournaments should be required to take lessons from one of our 15 teaching pros at The Backgammon Learning Center.

Streamed matches are easier to see if large, black, p40 dice are used, so that should be required.

Of course, electronic dice (P40 Dicer) solves all the rolling and transcription problems, so when that is available, that should be required.

(Of course, the above is just my opinion and is not in any way influenced by any personal profit motive.)

Messages In This Thread

• Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
  Bill Finneran -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 12:53 p.m.
  • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
    Stick -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 1:56 p.m.
    • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
      Bill Finneran -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 3:03 p.m.
      • recent tournaments, it's a new rule
        MishyPoo -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 3:14 p.m.
        • recent tournaments, it's a new rule
          Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 9:14 p.m.
        • recent tournaments, it's a new rule
          Grant Hoffman -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 9:22 p.m.
        • recent tournaments, it's a new rule
          Bill Finneran -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 12:29 a.m.
      • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
        Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 10:22 p.m.
        • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
          Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 4:06 a.m.
  • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
    Albert Steg -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 4:09 p.m.
    • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
      neilkaz -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 8:40 p.m.
  • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
    alex21 -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 9:49 p.m.
    • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
      Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 18 January 2017, at 10:00 p.m.
      • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
        Bill Finneran -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 12:32 a.m.
        • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
          Bill Riles -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 12:35 a.m.
          • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
            Colin Owen -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 1:27 a.m.
          • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
            vidvis -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 12:27 p.m.
    • Baffle box.... one set of dice.... no cups... no clock
      Colin Owen -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 5:19 a.m.
  • TRIGGER WARNING: Serious post, no poetry, no satire
    Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 4:34 a.m.
    • TRIGGER WARNING: Serious post, no poetry, no satire
      Colin Owen -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 5:21 a.m.
    • TRIGGER WARNING: Serious post, no poetry, no satire
      MishyPoo -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 2:42 p.m.
    • TRIGGER WARNING: Serious post, no poetry, no satire
      Stick -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 2:52 p.m.
      • TRIGGER WARNING: Serious post, no poetry, no satire
        Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 19 January 2017, at 4:14 p.m.