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illegally borne off checker rule

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Monday, 24 August 2009, at 4:37 p.m.

In Response To: illegally borne off checker rule (Chuck Bower)

The one argument I can think of for the current "Illegal Moves" rule is this: Backgammon is more fun when both players are paying attention. Sloppiness should be discouraged. The current rule helps to discourage sloppiness because sometimes it will cost you (when you accidentally make an illegal play that's worse then the legal play).

But I agree with Chuck that this is not enough of a reason to use Illegal Moves.

Of course there is another reason to use Illegal Moves ... it the current rule in place and many players are used to it. But today, most backgammon is played on computer or online, so I can see the tide turning.

Messages In This Thread

• illegally borne off checker rule
  Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 12:50 p.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 1:08 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 1:13 p.m.
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    Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 3:19 p.m.
  • Common sense should prevail
    neilkaz -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 3:42 p.m.
    • Common sense should prevail
      Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 3:49 p.m.
      • Common sense should prevail
        Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 4:43 p.m.
    • Common sense should prevail
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 4:45 p.m.
    • Common sense should prevail
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 11:55 p.m.
      • Common sense should prevail
        Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 21 August 2009, at 12:13 p.m.
        • Common sense should prevail
          Tom Keith -- Friday, 21 August 2009, at 12:53 p.m.
    • Common sense should prevail
      mfic -- Sunday, 6 September 2009, at 11:37 p.m.
  • illegally borne off checker rule
    Jason Lee -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:18 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:24 p.m.
      • illegally borne off checker rule
        Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:34 p.m.
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        Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:58 p.m.
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    Matt Reklaitis -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:22 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 6:25 p.m.
      • illegally borne off checker rule
        Matt Reklaitis -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 8:01 p.m.
  • illegally borne off checker rule
    Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 8:05 p.m.
  • I posed this ??? to some others via email...
    rory -- Thursday, 20 August 2009, at 9:16 p.m.
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    TarHeelFan -- Friday, 21 August 2009, at 12:39 a.m.
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      Steve Mellen -- Friday, 21 August 2009, at 1:11 a.m.
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        Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 21 August 2009, at 12:10 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 August 2009, at 12:35 a.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 22 August 2009, at 5:44 p.m.
        • illegally borne off checker rule
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 August 2009, at 10:37 p.m.
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            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 22 August 2009, at 10:55 p.m.
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              Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 22 August 2009, at 11:19 p.m.
              • illegally borne off checker rule
                Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 12:39 p.m.
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                  Phil Simborg -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 2:02 p.m.
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                    Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 8:11 p.m.
                    • illegally borne off checker rule
                      Tom Keith -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 8:48 p.m.
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                        Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at 12:29 a.m.
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                          Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at 6:22 p.m.
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                            joe freedman -- Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at 9:18 p.m.
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                          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at 7:24 p.m.
                          • illegally borne off checker rule
                            Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 26 August 2009, at 9:25 p.m.
                            • illegally borne off checker rule
                              Jason Lee -- Monday, 7 September 2009, at 12:14 a.m.
                  • illegally borne off checker rule
                    Bob Koca -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 9:45 p.m.
                    • illegally borne off checker rule
                      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at 1:38 p.m.
                • illegally borne off checker rule
                  Chuck Bower -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 2:46 p.m.
                  • illegally borne off checker rule
                    Tom Keith -- Monday, 24 August 2009, at 4:37 p.m.
  • illegally borne off checker rule
    Joe Russell -- Monday, 7 September 2009, at 2:06 a.m.
    • illegally borne off checker rule
      Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 2:07 a.m.
    • illegally borne off checker rule
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:11 p.m.