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Question for all

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:02 p.m.

In Response To: Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition (Jason Lee)

Shake the dice.

What does that mean? From the 2009 US Rules (see http://www.chicagopoint.com/usrules.html)

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 particular, what is the definition of "vigorously" and what is the definition of "from a discernible height"? Who decides if one die hits the surface before the other is out of the cup? (Instant replay would be nice. :)

Messages In This Thread

• Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
  Jason Lee -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 8:38 p.m.
  • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
    Adam Versaw -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 8:59 p.m.
    • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
      Jason Lee -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:20 p.m.
      • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 10:38 p.m.
        • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 12:20 a.m.
  • Question for all
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:02 p.m.
    • Question for all
      Jason Lee -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:21 p.m.
      • Question for all
        Chuck Bower -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 11:13 p.m.
    • Question for all
      Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 2:18 a.m.
      • Question for all
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 3:21 p.m.
        • Question for all
          Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 5:01 p.m.
          • Electronic cubical dice
            Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 5:17 p.m.
            • Electronic cubical dice
              Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 5:40 p.m.
              • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                eXtreme Gammon -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 5:44 p.m.
                • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                  Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 5:50 p.m.
                  • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 7:02 p.m.
                    • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                      Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 7:50 p.m.
                  • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                    Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 7:11 p.m.
                    • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 23 February 2011, at 9:23 p.m.
                      • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                        Colin Owen -- Thursday, 24 February 2011, at 6:12 a.m.
                        • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                          Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 24 February 2011, at 2:37 p.m.
                          • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                            Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 25 February 2011, at 9:53 a.m.
                      • Electronic cubical dice - one advantage
                        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 24 February 2011, at 3:15 p.m.
            • How about precision Electronic cubical dice
              Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 5:57 p.m.
        • Question for all
          Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 6:13 p.m.
          • Question for all
            Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 11:31 p.m.
            • Question for all
              Stick -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 11:35 p.m.
        • Question for all
          Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 23 February 2011, at 2:21 a.m.
  • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:11 p.m.
    • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
      Jason Lee -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:26 p.m.
    • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 12:14 a.m.
      • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 22 February 2011, at 12:50 a.m.
  • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
    Stick -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 9:27 p.m.
    • Enforcing Little Rules, Pittsburgh Edition
      Chuck Bower -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 11:07 p.m.