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Legal plays

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:20 p.m.

In Response To: Legal plays (Gregg Cattanach)

It is a very simple and consistent position based on the belief that the rules of backgammon should ALWAYS be followed - not just when it is to your advantage:

1. Always make plays as required by the rules of backgammon.

2. If you do that and lift your dice, you're done (as per the rules of backgammon).

3. If you don't do that, see step 1.

The current rules of backgammon contain a specific exceptional provision which allows condoning of an otherwise illegal play. For that reason, I have no problem letting an illegal play stand if "legal moves" has not been agreed to (since again, my consistent position is to always follow the rules in effect). However, us "legal moves" proponents simply believe that this provision should be removed. You will continue to disagree and you are entitled to your opinion.

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  Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 4:36 p.m.
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    dlevy -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 4:40 p.m.
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      KenB -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:16 p.m.
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        Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 9:38 p.m.
        • Rhyme or Reason
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:03 p.m.
          • Rhyme or Reason
            Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 4:14 p.m.
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          Perry Gartner -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:07 p.m.
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            Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:12 a.m.
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              Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 8:27 p.m.
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            Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:36 a.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:45 a.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:21 p.m.
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          Jason Lee -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:23 p.m.
          • Yes, I do play for fun.
            Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 7:16 p.m.
            • Yes, I do play for fun.
              Jason Lee -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 11:40 p.m.
              • Yes, I do play for fun.
                Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 12:37 a.m.
                • Yes, I do play for fun.
                  Jason Lee -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 12:48 a.m.
                  • Yes, I do play for fun.
                    Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 1:38 a.m.
                    • Yes, I do play for fun.
                      Phil Simborg -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 2:30 a.m.
                      • Yes, I do play for fun.
                        Jason Lee -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:49 a.m.
                      • What chou talkin bout Philis?
                        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 5:55 a.m.
                        • What chou talkin bout Philis?
                          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 8:29 a.m.
                          • What chou talkin bout Philis?
                            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 3:59 p.m.
                        • Legal plays
                          Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 3:49 p.m.
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                            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:18 p.m.
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                            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:20 p.m.
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                            Chuck Bower -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:36 p.m.
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                            Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 3:48 a.m.
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                              Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 8:13 p.m.
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                                Gregg Cattanach -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 3:20 p.m.
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                                  Frank_N_Stein -- Thursday, 1 October 2009, at 5:40 p.m.
                          • Legal plays
                            Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 4:12 a.m.
        • Controversy in the Chou
          Chuck Bower -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:25 p.m.
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        Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 3:49 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:51 p.m.
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    Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 4:58 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:38 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:18 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:22 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 9:49 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:43 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 5:57 p.m.
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        neilkaz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:18 p.m.
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      lenny -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 11:04 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:04 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:51 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 9:54 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 2:51 a.m.
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            Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 3:49 a.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:27 a.m.
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                Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:59 p.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:26 p.m.
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                    Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:56 p.m.
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                      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 8:50 a.m.
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                        Phil Simborg -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 12:25 p.m.
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                          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:11 p.m.
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                            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:26 p.m.
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                              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:29 p.m.
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                                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 4:34 p.m.
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                                  David Kettler -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 5:14 p.m.
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                  Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 10:11 p.m.
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              Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:30 a.m.
              • Never mind... question answered. *NM*
                Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:32 a.m.
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                Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:30 a.m.
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              Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:29 a.m.
              • This is asinine
                David Rockwell -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:54 a.m.
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                  rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:18 a.m.
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                Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:46 p.m.
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                Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:49 p.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:23 a.m.
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              Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:25 a.m.
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                Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:11 a.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:04 p.m.
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      Brad Baker -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:02 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 7:39 p.m.
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        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 8:11 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 6:44 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 8:36 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 26 September 2009, at 10:49 p.m.
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    David Rockwell -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 12:17 a.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 2:06 a.m.
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    Seth -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:28 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:38 a.m.
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        Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 5:12 a.m.
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          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 4:01 p.m.
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            Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 7:47 p.m.
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              Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 9:11 p.m.
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                Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 10:06 p.m.
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                  Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:08 a.m.
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                  Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:20 a.m.
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                    Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 1:33 a.m.
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                      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 3:14 a.m.
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                Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 11:18 p.m.
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                  Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 12:54 a.m.
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                    Frank_N_Stein -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 2:10 a.m.
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              Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 12:45 a.m.
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                Frank_N_Stein -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 2:09 a.m.
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                Gregg Cattanach -- Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 3:27 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:04 a.m.
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    rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:16 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:25 a.m.
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      Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:31 a.m.
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        rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:45 a.m.
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          Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 3:46 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:21 p.m.
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              Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:37 p.m.
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              Carter Mattig -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 5:34 p.m.
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    rory -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:21 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 6:26 a.m.
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    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Sunday, 27 September 2009, at 4:33 p.m.
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    Sam Pottle -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 3:41 a.m.
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    Seth -- Monday, 28 September 2009, at 1:51 p.m.
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    Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 29 September 2009, at 5:01 a.m.
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