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01-27-2019 , 05:09 PM

Adbr71

stranger

Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 1

Hi guys,
Just started playing on a board my wife got me for Christmas. Watched a lot of YouTube to understand the rules, but something odd came up and I'm asking for your thoughts.

I own the 3 point in my opponents homeboard, she is bearing off. She owns pts 1 and 2, the rest of her stones are on point 6. She rolls double 3's. What's the deal? I think she has to forfeit her turn because she can't come to point 3 from point 6. But can she bear off from pts 1 and 2?

Thanks in advance for your feedback and time.

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01-28-2019 , 09:45 AM

Robertie

old hand

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,954

No, she has to forfeit her turn. She can't use 3s to bearoff from the 1-point and 2-point until she's cleared all higher points.

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