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Ruling: Am I a hypocrite?
Posted By: Bob Koca In Response To: Ruling: Am I a hypocrite? (Jason Lee)
Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024, at 5:48 p.m.
You should specify the rules being used for that particular event. Assuming that they are USBGF rules they can be viewed here https://usbgf.org/tournament-rules.
From the rules:
CHECKER AND DICE HANDLING A player must move checkers clearly to a specific location, using one and the same hand throughout their turn (including hitting the clock), keep borne off checkers away from the playing surface, should announce the roll before repositioning dice, and must not touch any checkers during the opponent’s turn. If a play is not final, a moved checker should be offset above its intended destination. The original position should be restored before making another play.
Nothing you did violates that.
From the guide:
1.2.2. "Players should speak and play in a clear and unambiguous manner and avoid the appearance of impropriety or they will be at a disadvantage if a ruling is needed." It could be argued that you did not play in a clear manner. But note the use of "should". Earlier
"Should (should not): Indicates a best practice – something recommended to be done (not done). Following such a rule will minimize the possibility for dispute, confusion, and ambiguous situations. This is not a mandatory rule; failure to comply is not by itself an infraction that will be penalized, but a player who does not comply is at risk of an unfavorable ruling by creating the confusion that led to the dispute. A player may ask their opponent to follow such a best practice, and a player who fails to comply with such an explicit request should expect to be at a disadvantage in any related ruling. A player who repeatedly creates confusion and thereby disrupts play may be penalized. The TD may issue a warning and require subsequent conformance with the best practice as a means of avoiding such sanctions. "
So not illegal. A simple "for clarity, I will tap in the future" might be nice should resolve everything.
Also from the guide:
4.2.2.1 Moves A player must move checkers clearly to a specific location, using one and the same hand throughout their turn (including hitting the clock). The goal when moving is to avoid causing confusion and for both players to be able to follow the move being made with minimal effort. Some players might believe that as long as the final position at the end of their turn is legal, they have done nothing wrong; they are mistaken. While the end result must be valid, that result must be achieved solely by making a series of discrete, unambiguous checker movements in a specific order, each of which is a legally valid act according to the rules of the game. The ends do not justify the means. A player must move checkers clearly to a specific location. This means that each checker movement made must be from its current position directly to its destination position, meaning that the destination of any full or partial move must correspond exactly to one or more of the dice to be played. To avoid ambiguity regarding position, checkers should be placed and maintained so that they are centered on their points rather than drifting toward one of the adjacent points. A player should not hold any checker in their hand for an extended period of time.
Now "must" is used. You did make a series of discrete unambiguous checker movements. And they were in a specific order. The intention of "in a specific order" though is unclear to me. Is there a guide to the rulings guide?
My conclusion to how to describe this is either choice 3 or 4.
Unless you started arguing with the guy that it is a jerk move to enforce the small rules the answer to being a hypocrite is no.
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