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The two-hand rule

Posted By: Justin N.
Date: Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 8:05 p.m.

In Response To: The two-hand rule (Jason Lee)

One hand only... as in, sit on the other one if you think you can't deal with it. No more than one hand should be used to complete a turn. And enforce this rule the first time it is violated, and every time therafter. It only takes one instance where your opponent is sitting there with two checkers in the air, one in each hand, asking you what the original position was (particularly when doublets have been rolled), to make you wish you enforced this rule more regularly.

As for checking multiple plays, I'm all for it, but only if done in a non-ambiguous manner. To ensure non-ambiguity, I would like to see a rule in place that reads something like this: "if a checker is played legally to another point, and is not accentuated (pushed away from the uppermost checker on the point, or the siderail if no checkers on that point, more than the thickness of one of the checkers in use), opponent has the choice to condone this full or partial play, or allow the opponent to return to the original position and play legally".

Another rule I'd like to see is "if a legal play is made, with checkers properly accentuated on their points, each of those checkers must go back to their original points before any other checkers can be moved, otherwise opponent gets choice to condone this full or partial play, or allow the opponent to return to the original position and play legally."

Messages In This Thread

• The two-hand rule
  Jason Lee -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 6:52 p.m.
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    Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 6:56 p.m.
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      adrianov -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 1:31 a.m.
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        svilo -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 2:03 a.m.
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    Stick -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:25 p.m.
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    Bill Riles -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:25 p.m.
    • +1,000,000,000,000,000,000............. *NM*
      Justin N. -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:39 p.m.
    • The two-hand rule
      Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:39 p.m.
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    Christian Plenz -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 7:37 p.m.
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    Justin N. -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 8:05 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 9:02 p.m.
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    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Saturday, 22 January 2011, at 10:37 p.m.
  • I picked a bad example position
    Jason Lee -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 2:03 a.m.
    • Why not post a more appropriate one, then? *NM*
      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 5:54 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Sunday, 23 January 2011, at 5:14 a.m.
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    Julia Hayward -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 9:51 a.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 2:50 p.m.
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    Rich Munitz -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 1:26 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 4:36 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 2:20 p.m.
  • Why am I left with an empty feeling?
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 25 January 2011, at 1:09 a.m.
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    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 28 January 2011, at 11:12 p.m.