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Whats the correct order?

Posted By: Barry Silliman
Date: Thursday, 28 August 2008, at 12:06 a.m.

In Response To: Whats the correct order? (Stick)

Amen to that.

Although you do have to worry about two new things, both of which are addressed by ABT clock rules ( http://www.chicagopoint.com/bgclockrules.html )

1. Fast picking up, that is, your opponent starting to snatch your dice up before you've punched the clock, especially if you have an obvious move. Most humans can usually be broken of this habit. For instance ABT Clock Rule 4.1 is designed to train humans to avoid this:

4.1 MISHANDLING DICE. A player shall not touch or pick up the dice until the opponent hits the clock to complete his turn. A player who prematurely picks up the dice forfeits his per move deductible for his next checker play. The player on turn stops both clocks and summons the Director to claim the time penalty, unless both players agree to accept it. The penalized player must wait until his deductible has counted down to zero before rolling his dice.

2. Opponent picking the dice up by mistake and hitting the clock- this is usually just caused while getting used to clocks. In casual local play, I've just been very tolerant of this since some players are just getting used to clocks and I know it was just happening by accident. And ABT Clock rule 4.2 addresses the situation:

4.2 DICE NOT LEFT ON THE BOARD. When a player hits the clock to end his turn and also picks up the dice, the opponent may stop both clocks and complete his next move with the clocks stopped.

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