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Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?

Posted By: Jason Lee
Date: Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 5:46 a.m.

In Response To: Why so much debate over Opening Rolls? (Phil Simborg)

Intentionally making a bad play at the beginning of a game to throw him off, either to play for more or to take more liberties with the cube, in my book, is not honest. I can certainly see why you lump that in with the other "ploys" you describe, and again, I don't have a black and white answer as to where to draw the line.

I cannot possibly imagine that we should ever describe making a legal play to be in ANY way dishonest or unethical, regardless of the motivations. Next you're going to want to ban bluffing in poker.

JLee

Messages In This Thread

• Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
  Phil Simborg -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 4:28 p.m.
  • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 5:14 p.m.
    • Thank you
      David Rockwell -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 6:21 p.m.
      • Thank you
        Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 6:38 p.m.
      • Thank you
        Timothy Chow -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 11:48 p.m.
        • Thank you
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 3:08 a.m.
          • Genuine choices
            Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 5:17 p.m.
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              David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:15 p.m.
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                Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 9:48 p.m.
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                Neil Robins -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 7:15 a.m.
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              Michael Depreli -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:47 p.m.
    • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 12:03 a.m.
      • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 4:11 p.m.
        • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
          Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 5:13 p.m.
          • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
            Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 16 September 2009, at 6:05 p.m.
            • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
              Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 4:22 a.m.
              • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
                Jason Lee -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 5:46 a.m.
                • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
                  Bob Koca -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 6:05 a.m.
  • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
    Stick -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 7:36 p.m.
    • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
      Michael Petch -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 7:41 p.m.
    • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
      Carter Mattig -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 2:16 a.m.
      • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:07 a.m.
        • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
          MaX -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:18 a.m.
        • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 11:52 a.m.
  • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
    Michael Depreli -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 9:43 a.m.