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Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again

Posted By: Jon
Date: Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 9:25 a.m.

In Response To: Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again (Joe Russell)

Just to be devils advocate rather than any personal "baffle-box hatred", I'll try and think of some reasons against using "baffle-boxes"... (I'm assuming a side mounted "traditional" baffle boxes here)

1. It's a expense for tournament directors and/or players.

1b. It's another item to transport/store/set up.

2. They are often noisy.

3. The dice are always rolled on the same side, meaning one player's dice are on the "wrong side", and they either shake left handed or reach over the board.

3b. After an interruption, it could be harder to work out who's turn it is.

3c. Having 2 boxes solves this but at extra cost etc (point 1).

4. The box might "fail", maybe fall over or dice get stuck inside.

5. It lessens the traditional "hands-on" backgammon playing mechanics.

And I'll reiterate the point that baffle boxes don't stop the majority of direct dice manipulation that makes for the easiest/most effective cheating.

Jon

Messages In This Thread

• After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
  Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 2:00 a.m.
  • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
    Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 2:10 a.m.
    • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
      Joe Russell -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:26 a.m.
      • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 5:12 a.m.
        • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
          garyo -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 5:33 a.m.
      • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
        Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 12:23 p.m.
        • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
          Joe Russell -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 1:00 p.m.
  • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 2
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 2:11 a.m.
    • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 2
      Jon -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 7:57 a.m.
      • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 2
        Stick -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:17 a.m.
  • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 2:52 a.m.
    • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 2:59 a.m.
      • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again *NM*
        ed olaughlin -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:36 a.m.
        • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
          ed olaughlin -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:40 a.m.
          • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
            Stick -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:13 a.m.
      • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
        Joe Russell -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 12:37 p.m.
        • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
          Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 1:41 p.m.
          • Backgammon elbow
            KenB -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 5:04 p.m.
        • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:49 p.m.
          • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
            Joe Russell -- Wednesday, 9 September 2009, at 11:22 a.m.
            • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
              Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 9 September 2009, at 12:30 p.m.
              • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 9 September 2009, at 1:52 p.m.
              • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 9 September 2009, at 3:33 p.m.
            • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
              Jon -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 9:25 a.m.
              • One more reason
                joe freedman -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 11:38 a.m.
              • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 11:55 a.m.
                • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                  Jon -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 1:16 p.m.
                  • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 2:11 p.m.
                    • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                      Jon -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 3:14 p.m.
          • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
            Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 3:08 a.m.
            • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
              Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 2:08 p.m.
              • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 2:48 p.m.
              • Yes re cups with baffle boxes..YES and YES again
                Jason Lee -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 2:59 p.m.
    • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 3:02 a.m.
      • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
        sonrik -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:06 a.m.
      • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
        Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 5:56 a.m.
      • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
        Stick -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:05 a.m.
        • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
          Chris Knapp -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 3:10 p.m.
          • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
            Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 3:06 a.m.
      • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
        Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:32 a.m.
        • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
          Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 12:20 p.m.
          • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
            Jon -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 1:50 p.m.
            • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
              Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 1:53 p.m.
              • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
                Jon -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 7:46 p.m.
                • The idea is baffle box, cups, one set of dice (ie clocks)
                  neilkaz -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:40 p.m.
          • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
            Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 5:04 p.m.
            • If we played BG with a baffle tube and touch move and a clock...
              Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 September 2009, at 3:02 a.m.
    • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
      Stick -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:03 a.m.
      • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
        Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 12:14 p.m.
    • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
      Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 1:42 p.m.
      • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
        Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 1:50 p.m.
    • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
      Coolrey -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 3:12 p.m.
      • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
        Brad Baker -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 5:11 p.m.
  • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
    Stick -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 11:00 a.m.
    • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 September 2009, at 4:40 p.m.
  • After Madison, my feelings on the baffle-tube, Part 1
    joe freedman -- Wednesday, 9 September 2009, at 9:18 p.m.