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Favorable Review of Rob Maier's Pittsburgh Tournament

Posted By: johnk
Date: Monday, 21 February 2011, at 11:51 p.m.

In Response To: Favorable Review of Rob Maier's Pittsburgh Tournament (Rich Munitz)

"That said, a rule change is needed. Placing your own checker on the bar can never be legal under any circumstances. Moving your opponent's checker from its current position to anywhere other than the bar can never be legal under any circumstances. These kinds of errors should be classified as impossible moves rather than illegal moves, regardless of whether it creates a legal backgammon position. "

Excellent suggestion Rich. We can argue about what constiutes "impossible" moves but at a minimum this sort of thing should be included.

I've never even heard of this sort of thing happening before.

I would expand the category to any illegal change of status between bar, active or borne off.

Also if a highly stacked point's checker somehow moves to the opposing point or a close one. I've never seen this happen either but not too hard to imagine. (I know the lawyers out there - no offense ;) - will have a field day with this one.)

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