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Ruling Question

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 8:57 p.m.

In Response To: Ruling Question (Matt Cohn-Geier)

The difference is that "wrong checker borne off" is an illegal move that is off the gammon, while "checker illegally removed from play" is an illegal move that is not off the gammon.

I too prefer legal moves. However in the absence of legal moves, a director has to rule. Thinking further on the topic, I'd actually revise my prior statement in the interest of simplicity. If all of one's checkers are in one's homeboard, and an illegal play removes ONE'S OWN checker from the board, I'd rule that checker is borne off. The opponent must require the play to be made legally if a legal play would not get off the gammon.

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  Bill Calton -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 5:11 p.m.
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    rory -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 5:28 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 5:54 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 6:05 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 6:18 p.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 7:18 p.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 8:10 p.m.
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                Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 8:18 p.m.
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                  Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 10:30 p.m.
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                garyo -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 3:03 a.m.
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                Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 6:24 a.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 12:17 p.m.
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                    Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 8:57 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 8:22 p.m.
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              Steve Mellen -- Monday, 29 November 2010, at 2:37 p.m.
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                Rich Munitz -- Monday, 29 November 2010, at 4:25 p.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 10:04 p.m.
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          Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 7:00 a.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 5:55 p.m.
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        garyo -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 2:48 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 12:28 a.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 5:49 p.m.
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    Stick -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 8:24 p.m.
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      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 8:45 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 9:53 p.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 10:03 p.m.
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            Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 10:22 p.m.
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              Stein Kulseth -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 4:50 p.m.
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                Casper van der Tak -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 11:06 p.m.
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                  Chuck Bower -- Monday, 29 November 2010, at 4:53 p.m.
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            Michael Petch -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 1:44 a.m.
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      Sam Pottle -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 9:34 a.m.
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      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 11:28 a.m.
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    phil simborg -- Sunday, 28 November 2010, at 11:29 p.m.