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Director ruling

Posted By: Justin N.
Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 7:06 a.m.

In Response To: Director ruling (Barry Silliman)

"4.1 RANDOM ROLLS. Dice are strictly a means of obtaining random numbers; any other use violates the rules and the spirit of backgammon. A legal roll consists of shaking the dice vigorously in a dice cup and then simultaneously tossing them out at a discernible height above the playing surface, allowing them to bounce and roll freely. Both dice must leave the cup before either die contacts the board; otherwise they must be rerolled. Between turns the dice shall remain in the dice cup with the cup kept in plain view. Alternatively, players may roll legally by casting both dice simultaneously through a baffle box."

In my view, if the die does not come out of the cup or baffle box, it is not a legal roll.

If this scenario happened in the Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Division, I would just make the ruling, educate the players, and move on. If it happened in the Championship Division, I would issue a strong warning to the non-rolling player to quit wasting my time, and to behave like gentlemen from here on out.

However, I agree this area could be codified a bit more clearly in the next go around.

Messages In This Thread

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  Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:28 a.m.
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    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:01 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:23 a.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 2:26 a.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 3:00 a.m.
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          Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:37 p.m.
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          Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 6:56 p.m.
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            Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 8:16 p.m.
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        Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:36 p.m.
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    Justin N. -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 7:06 a.m.
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    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 8:39 a.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:24 p.m.
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        misja -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:01 p.m.
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          Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:12 p.m.
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            Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:22 p.m.
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              Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
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                Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 2:08 p.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 9:11 a.m.
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      joe freedman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:25 p.m.
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        Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:35 p.m.
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          joe freedman -- Wednesday, 17 March 2010, at 2:46 a.m.
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            Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 17 March 2010, at 3:00 a.m.
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              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 17 March 2010, at 8:30 a.m.
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        Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:43 p.m.
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          Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:44 p.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:33 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:35 p.m.
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      Bill Finneran -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:07 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 1:33 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 2:32 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 5:32 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 2:26 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 4:53 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 7:31 p.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 7:51 p.m.
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          Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 17 March 2010, at 2:31 a.m.
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    storm -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 10:02 a.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:45 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:36 p.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 12:39 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 3:16 p.m.
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    Stick -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 7:21 p.m.
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      Stick -- Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 7:35 p.m.
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    Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 18 March 2010, at 11:39 p.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Friday, 19 March 2010, at 7:41 p.m.
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        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 20 March 2010, at 5:17 p.m.