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Legal roll From:   Sture Lifh Address:   slh@hig.se Date:   16 July 2004 Subject:   Legal rolls? Forum:   rec.games.backgammon Google:   KeNJc.98660$dP1.333238@newsc.telia.net I have seen rules where it stands that the dice are not allowed to touch any part of your hand/s or finger/s when you throw them out of the dicecup. Can anyone tell me if there is a written rule somhwere on the internet where itīs written like that? Iīve found this and its the same as WBF Tournament rules. http://www.chicagopoint.com/usrules.html "4.1 RANDOM ROLLS. Dice are strictly a means of obtaining random numbers; any other use violates the rules and the spirit of backgammon. A legal roll consists of shaking the dice vigorously in a dice cup and then simultaneously tossing them out at a discernible height above the playing surface, allowing them to bounce and roll freely." Albert Steg  writes: I don't know of sources, but for sure, dice should not touch the fingers after leaving the dice cup. That's why we have dice cups! albert Ric Gerace  writes: How about as they leave? I cover the mouth of the cup with a couple of fingers in order to give a good shake and let the dice trip over a finger as they exit on the throw. Ric T.H.  writes: That is precisely the situation that many object to. (I don't know why they object, really, since "control" is difficult at best, but object they do.) I was rolling in the right hand board which was the inner table. To avoid the repeated cocked dice and dice landing on his checkers, I rolled weakly. That is, the dice only rolled a little bit after leaving the cup. My opponent went through the roof and called the tournament director! The director supported my opponent and insisted that the dice roll at least 6 inches before coming to rest! As if "control" were possible. Gregg Cattanach  writes: There isn't anything about 'rolling 6 inches' in the rules, of course, but the dice need to bounce and roll after they come out of the cup. Even with lots of checkers in the inner board, you can easily make them roll, not just deposit them on the board. With a vigorous shake 'dice control' is effectively impossible, but it is a proper request to have the dice roll some distance accross the board. Gregg C.   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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