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Touch moves

Posted By: John O'Hagan
Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:52 p.m.

In Response To: Touch moves (Gregg Cattanach)

I guess I could live with this rule change, but I would prefer keeping test moves legal. I don't know if the very few times that the checker shuffler can't get back to the correct original position constitutes a big enough problem to warrant a rule change. Most players who look at test moves leave the checker high on the point they might be moving to which makes it real easy for them to get back to the original position. Positions with double jeopardy considerations would be noticeably more difficult to evaluate if we adopt a touch moves rule. i.e. You're bearing off against the oppt's acepoint game and have to leave a shot and have 2 ways to do so. One play leaves more shots now but is a lot safer if missed while the other one leaves fewer now/more if missed. It's a lot easier to count how many blot-leavers you'll have next time assuming this shot is missed if you're allowed to actually set up the 2 positions than having to visualize them.

Messages In This Thread

• Touch moves
  Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 1:30 a.m.
  • Touch Moves
    Paul Weaver -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:02 a.m.
    • Touch Moves
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 4:00 a.m.
      • Touch Moves
        svilo -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 6:51 p.m.
        • Touch Moves
          Stick -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 7:06 p.m.
          • Touch Moves
            Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 10:06 p.m.
    • Touch Moves
      Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:35 p.m.
  • Touch moves
    Seth -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:33 a.m.
    • Touch moves
      Justin N. -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 4:00 a.m.
  • Touch moves
    Randy -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:53 a.m.
  • Touch moves
    Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:51 a.m.
  • Yes ... PLEASE !!! *NM*
    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:54 a.m.
  • Touch moves
    Marv Porten -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 4:02 a.m.
    • Touch moves
      David -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 4:25 a.m.
  • Touch moves
    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:09 a.m.
    • Touch moves
      Stick -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:13 a.m.
    • Touch moves
      Max Urban -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 9:45 a.m.
      • Introduction of Baffle Box
        tem_sat -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:31 p.m.
        • Introduction of Baffle Box
          Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 3:02 a.m.
          • Introduction of Baffle Box
            Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 11:11 p.m.
            • Introduction of Baffle Box
              Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 11:13 p.m.
              • Introduction of Baffle Box
                Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 13 March 2010, at 12:03 a.m.
                • Introduction of Baffle Box
                  Joe Russell -- Saturday, 13 March 2010, at 1:15 a.m.
                • Introduction of Baffle Box
                  Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 13 March 2010, at 5:51 a.m.
        • Introduction of Baffle Box
          Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 3:53 a.m.
          • OT: Introduction of Baffle Box - DBgF Rules
            Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 8:16 a.m.
            • OT: Introduction of Baffle Box - DBgF Rules
              Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 2:07 p.m.
              • OT: Introduction of Baffle Box - DBgF Rules
                Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 2:40 p.m.
                • OT: Introduction of Baffle Box - DBgF Rules
                  Chiva Tafazzoli -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 10:30 p.m.
                  • OT: Introduction of Baffle Box - DBgF Rules
                    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Thursday, 11 March 2010, at 1:58 a.m.
            • Good Rule! *NM*
              Bob Glass -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 7:54 p.m.
        • Tara...some advice
          neilkaz -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 4:00 a.m.
    • Touch moves
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:05 p.m.
    • Touch moves and specious arguments
      joe freedman -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:25 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:42 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 4:31 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 4:59 p.m.
      • Touch moves
        joe freedman -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 5:40 p.m.
        • Touch moves
          Justin N. -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Players can change their move only once ...
    Mislav Radica -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 9:33 a.m.
  • Sign me up - nt
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 11:23 a.m.
  • Clarification, please
    mamabear -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 1:16 p.m.
    • Clarification, please
      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:12 p.m.
    • Clarification, please
      Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 7:48 p.m.
      • Clarification, please
        Stick -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 7:57 p.m.
        • Clarification, please
          Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:04 p.m.
          • Clarification, please
            Stick -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:06 p.m.
            • Clarification, please
              Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:13 p.m.
  • Touch moves
    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 1:54 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:14 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      joe freedman -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:08 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Tomawaky -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 10:01 p.m.
  • Touch moves
    Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:10 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Stein Kulseth -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:21 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:06 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      John O'Hagan -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 3:52 p.m.
      • Touch moves
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 7:42 p.m.
  • Touch moves
    KenB -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 2:42 p.m.
  • Touch moves
    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 8:20 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 9:11 p.m.
      • Touch moves (Dice shaking)
        Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 9:24 p.m.
        • Touch moves (Dice shaking)
          Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 9:28 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 9:47 p.m.
      • Touch moves
        Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 11:14 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Tomawaky -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 10:08 p.m.
  • Touch moves
    ed olaughlin -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 10:28 p.m.
    • Touch moves
      Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 9 March 2010, at 10:35 p.m.
  • A Different Perspective
    David -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 4:05 a.m.
    • A Different Perspective
      neilkaz -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 4:12 a.m.
      • A Different Perspective
        Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 10:57 p.m.