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A little rules question...and socialiability in a local BG club
Posted By: Chuck Bower In Response To: A little rules question...and socialiability in a local BG club (Christian Munk-Christensen)
Date: Friday, 25 March 2011, at 6:25 p.m.
Player B sounds like an idiot for not allowing A to roll on the left side during the bearoff. B has clearly not understood that backgammon is supposed to be a gentleman's game.
Hopefully your interpretation of the situation is based upon the Danish rule (which Henrik translates in a post in this thread).
I learned to play in the 70's when rolling on the left was allowed by permission (similar to the Danish rules). I took a 10 year 'break' from the game 1982-92. Shortly after I returned this issue came up (non-contentiously) and I called the director. His explanation to me (paraphrased):
Each player must roll on his RH side. Neither player is allowed to give his opponent permission to roll on the LH side.
There is certainly room to discuss which rule is better, but they are distinctly different. In the US (if you're playing by the US Rules) you can't roll on the LH side, ever. At least that was the interpretation I was given, and I've never heard anything in the last 20 years to the contrary. For reference, here is the current US Rule, cut and pasted from the chicagoint website:
4.2 VALID ROLLS. Both dice must come to rest flat on the playing surface to the right of the bar; otherwise they are “cocked” and must be rerolled. In the event of dispute, a player who rerolls prior to receiving acknowledgment from his opponent that the dice are cocked will be at a disadvantage.
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