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Meyer Dice Tube
Posted By: Rich Munitz In Response To: Meyer Dice Tube (Leonardo Jerkovic)
Date: Wednesday, 11 August 2010, at 5:45 a.m.
"Don't rules require shaking and rolling currently?"
US rule is as follows:
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.
It seems pretty clear to me that the only requirement for a legal roll with a baffle box is to cast both dice simultaneously. There is no specific requirement for shaking with this alternative method of rolling.
3.1 EQUIPMENT. Either player may demand that both use, when available and approved by the Director: (a) precision dice (over any others) and/or (b) lipped dice cups (over unlipped). A baffle box may be used by agreement of both players or by requirement of the Director.
This rule suggests that the baffle box, and the means for using it (including any additional rolling methodology such as use of cups, shaking, etc.) are up to the agreement of the players or requirement of the director.
So my interpretation is that if players agree to use a dice tube, they may (and should) agree that simply turning it over (without shaking) to roll is the method to be employed.
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