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09-26-2010 , 05:53 AM

SCGrinder

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Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 19

Watching 2005 WSOB and the guys die rolls on top of opponents checker. Nobody says anything and the roll stands. Huh, I thought this has to be a reroll, because the die landing on a checker constitutes a false roll. I was playing a money game with a world renowned player and I thought that I had to reroll. It was a great roll, but I thought it did not count. I hardly ever play live backgammon, so hoping someone can clear this up for me. Thanks.

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09-26-2010 , 06:38 AM

mute

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Yeah, it's a reroll as per the standard rules. Can't comment on the WSOB thing.

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09-26-2010 , 09:32 AM

Robertie

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Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,954

Yes, reroll. I've never seen a ruling to the contrary.

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09-28-2010 , 05:25 PM

geneftw

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Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 98

ALRIGHT!
Here's my chance to gripe about the one thing I hate about backgammon (besides losing):

Rolling the dang dice on the board!
The dice lands cocked in the corner. Reroll.
The dice lands on a checker. Reroll.
The dice lands in the opponents board. Reroll.
Reroll, reroll, reroll, reroll...

The dice hits a checker and bounces off the table. Ya gotta go lookin' for it.
On a really cheap set, the dice knock the checkers around.

Why can't we just have seperate trays to roll the dice in??!! (The tray would have rounded corners that the dice can't land cocked in.)

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09-28-2010 , 08:32 PM

Aaron W.

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Originally Posted by geneftw

ALRIGHT!
Here's my chance to gripe about the one thing I hate about backgammon (besides losing):

Rolling the dang dice on the board!
The dice lands cocked in the corner. Reroll.
The dice lands on a checker. Reroll.
The dice lands in the opponents board. Reroll.
Reroll, reroll, reroll, reroll...

The dice hits a checker and bounces off the table. Ya gotta go lookin' for it.
On a really cheap set, the dice knock the checkers around.

With only a moderate amount of self-control, these situations can be avoided most of the time.

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Why can't we just have seperate trays to roll the dice in??!! (The tray would have rounded corners that the dice can't land cocked in.)

You can always look into this: http://www.freewebs.com/brettmeyer/forbackgammon.htm

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09-28-2010 , 08:58 PM

geneftw

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"With only a moderate of self-control..."
Oh, well. I don't have it.

As for that thing you posted a link to: No thanks.
I gotta rattle them dice.... GOTTA rattle them dice!

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09-28-2010 , 11:36 PM

lostin transit

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Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 63

haha- that gizmo looks AMAzing!! It's a brilliant idea, but in a way I agree with geneftw, anything which kills the frustration of bg maybe kills the game a little bit as well, since pain and rage and angst is at its very heart. That said, there's a thread here somewhere about some slimy cheater in a hotel lobby who tricks the dice - I can just imagine his face if you acccepted his offer of a game... and then produced Brett Meyer's extraordinary gadget...

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09-29-2010 , 01:05 AM

uberkuber

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Originally Posted by geneftw

The dice hits a checker and bounces off the table. Ya gotta go lookin' for it.

Btw, that's a reroll too.

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