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Meyer Dice Tube VIDEO, Randomness & Cheating -- My Turn to Rant an Opinion
Posted By: Brett Meyer In Response To: Meyer Dice Tube VIDEO, Randomness & Cheating -- My Turn to Rant an Opinion (Bill Riles)
Date: Sunday, 12 December 2010, at 7:01 a.m.
"What distinguishes, with a tube, who has rolled and who is to roll?"
This question, and many others, are addressed on the website! Read the information about the usage of the tube BEFORE you ask questions that have already been extensively addressed. The following is directly from the website:
You have flipped the tube and placed in on the table, outside of the board, closer to you than your opponent. Once you've made your move, you tap the top of the tube with your hand (similar to tapping a clock button). Once you tap the tube, your play is over. If your opponent wishes to "roll", he reaches over and grabs the tube from where you placed it, flips it over, and places it on the table, closer to him but on the same end of the board. Once he flips the tube, that is his roll and it's time for his checker play. If he is considering cubing, the tube remains where you placed it while he thinks it over. If he cubes, and you drop, he hasn't touched the tube since you tapped it to indicate your turn was over. If he decides to cube, and you take, (or if he decides to not cube) he then reaches over and grabs the tube from where you placed it, flips it over, and places it on the table as described above and play continues.
Tapping the tube is required by both players, even if one player has a checker on the bar and is closed out. Here's an example: Steve and Bob are playing and Steve just hit Bob's checker, sending it to the bar while filling in his home board (Bob is on the bar and closed out). After his play, Steve must tap the tube, even though Bob can not play. This tap means that Bob now has the opportunity to cube or challenge the legality of Steve's play. If Bob agrees that Steve's play was legal, and Bob does not wish to cube, he taps the tube to indicate that Steve may flip the tube for his next play.
Another HUGE advantage of using the Meyer Dice Tube is that once a player taps the tube after his play, the dice have not been disturbed. Therefore, if a player thinks his opponent made an illegal play, the dice are still there as evidence of the numbers rolled.
NOTE: If using a clock, tapping the tube is not necessary since tapping the clock button indicates the end of your play.
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