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Rule changes

Posted By: Keene
Date: Monday, 27 July 2015, at 3:45 p.m.

In Response To: Rule changes (Steven E. Carey)

I think Phil already said it best (unfortunately, I now have to chew out my own tongue as penance). Any rule change should be an improvement upon the previous rules.

I can see all these being not unreasonable, however, I don't see how it improves the game. They all make considerable changes to play style and technique. Think of "bad roll counting" during backgames for #1. For #2, its possible that this may change a chunk of the opening book, with different MET's in play because the opening roll is not randomized at the beginning of a game. For example, at -2,-4, if its your opponents turn to start the game, then you may have different responses. That may be wrong, but I suspect that there is something in this arena somewhere. For #3, that just complicates how you play doubles in general. It may be OK, but I don't think an additional complication is necessarily a good thing.

I suppose I am falling into the 'old dog' category here, and its not that I am averse to change, I think I prefer positive change rather than sideways change.

K

Messages In This Thread

• Rule changes
  Steven E. Carey -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 5:10 a.m.
  • Rule changes
    Trunky -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 9:21 a.m.
    • Rule changes
      RobertFontaine -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 10:55 a.m.
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    TarHeelFan -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 10:54 a.m.
    • Rule changes
      Steven E. Carey -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 1:48 p.m.
      • Rule changes
        David Rennie -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 2:08 p.m.
  • Rule changes
    Tom Keith -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 1:35 p.m.
    • Rule changes
      niuniuch -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 3:14 p.m.
      • Challenge
        Tom Keith -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 3:54 p.m.
        • Challenge
          David Rennie -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 4:14 p.m.
          • Challenge
            Ray Kershaw -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 8:18 p.m.
            • Challenge
              David Rennie -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 8:32 p.m.
        • Here you are (guess where I found it :))
          niuniuch -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 4:54 p.m.
          • Here you are (guess where I found it :))
            Colin Owen -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 6:33 p.m.
        • Challenge
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 28 July 2015, at 4:32 p.m.
          • Challenge
            Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 28 July 2015, at 6:28 p.m.
            • Challenge
              Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 28 July 2015, at 9:13 p.m.
        • Challenge
          Marv Porten -- Thursday, 30 July 2015, at 5:17 p.m.
          • Challenge
            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 1 August 2015, at 1:27 p.m.
  • Rule changes
    Phil simborg -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 2:48 p.m.
  • Rule changes
    Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 3:04 p.m.
  • Variations
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 3:42 p.m.
  • Rule changes
    Keene -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 3:45 p.m.
  • Rule changes
    Colin Owen -- Monday, 27 July 2015, at 8:26 p.m.
    • Playing doublets once each instead of twice
      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 28 July 2015, at 12:39 p.m.
      • Playing doublets once each instead of twice
        Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 28 July 2015, at 1:07 p.m.
  • Rule changes
    grant Hoffman -- Tuesday, 28 July 2015, at 9:20 p.m.