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My Example of Fair Play -- Discretionary, but Legal (in my opinion)
Posted By: Bill Riles In Response To: Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision (Michael Petch)
Date: Friday, 13 May 2011, at 5:09 a.m.
Say I've borne a bunch of checkers off and my opponent gets a late hit from an ace point game, so I'm on the bar.
I dance a few rolls. He brings those last couple of checkers around. His board had gotten screwed up while he held the ace point game hoping for a shot.
Ultimately, he has his 1-2-3-6 points and one remaining outfield checker on his 9 point. I enter with a 5-1. He rolls a 5-4. Obviously, he should play it 5*/0; but he could legally play it 4/0 or 9/4, 6/2.
If he takes the checker from the nine point and places it directly off the board w/o placing my checker onto the bar, he has made a legal play; however, unfortunate and/or poor. It stands and I can do nothing about it. I cannot presume how he moved the checker.
If he picks up the checker, taps it on his open four point and places it off the board, he has made a legal play; however unfortunate and/or poor. It stands and I can do nothing about it.
If he picks up the checker, taps it on my checker on his five point, places if off the board, and picks up his dice w/o picking up my checker and putting it on the bar; then realizes he didn't put my checker on the bar, then I think I have some discretion.
I could hold him to the letter of the law/rules and play on. In that circumstance, since by tapping my checker he clearly indicated his intent to hit me and put me on the bar, I would allow my checker to be put on the bar.
Right, wrong, or indifferent, I think that is permissable 'fair play'. He clearly indicated his intent.
I could not fault someone who chose to play on, he/she has the right to do so by the rules. I feel, in that circumstance, I could legally, and in 'fair play', allow the checker to be moved to the bar.
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