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Backgammon dice recognition - question about cocked dice

Posted By: Ken Larsen
Date: Monday, 20 February 2017, at 12:55 p.m.

In Response To: Backgammon dice recognition (Sebastiaan Kuijs)

Excellent.

Question: How does it behave if a die lands on top of a checker? The USBGF has adopted a rule that makes such rolls valid if the die is flat enough. Will there be harmony between this software and the USBGF rule?

I personally feel it would be better if we simply migrated away from real backgammon boards to tablets which have XG on them. It would be a lot cheaper, transcription would be automatic, and it would solve a lot of problems such dice shaking, illegal moves, and checker shuffling. It's also a lot faster, because it takes time to setup a board. But, it's more fun to play with a real board and real dice.

Messages In This Thread

• Backgammon dice recognition
  Sebastiaan Kuijs -- Monday, 20 February 2017, at 8:51 a.m.
  • Backgammon dice recognition - question about cocked dice
    Ken Larsen -- Monday, 20 February 2017, at 12:55 p.m.
    • Backgammon dice recognition - question about cocked dice
      BabyRaisinGator -- Monday, 20 February 2017, at 1:08 p.m.
      • Backgammon dice recognition - question about cocked dice
        Phil Simborg -- Monday, 20 February 2017, at 4:55 p.m.
    • Backgammon dice recognition - question about cocked dice
      Phil Simborg -- Monday, 20 February 2017, at 4:53 p.m.
  • Backgammon dice recognition
    Phil Simborg -- Monday, 20 February 2017, at 4:45 p.m.