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Equipment changes From:   Jason Lee Address:   jlee@math.ucsd.edu Date:   5 February 2004 Subject:   Board changes in the middle of a match Forum:   GammOnLine In the middle of a match (between games), my opponent wanted to change boards. Does he have the right to ask for a board change? I wound up rolling him for it -- could I have insisted on keeping the same board (and not even roll for board choice) since we had already started? JLee Daniel Murphy  writes: Danish rules are very specific on changes of equipment allowed. A tournament director may change equipment at any time. However, players of a match in progress may change a board only if is defective, or if it is an illegal size (less than 44 cm x 55 cm or more than 66 cm x 88 cm) and only now has a proper-sized board become available, or of course if both players agree to a change. Danish rules also allow one player to demand a change to lipped cups and precision dice, if these became available only after the match started. The comparable U.S. rule says: "3.3 EQUIPMENT CHANGES. Director may replace defective equipment at any time. Otherwise the four dice initially selected shall be used throughout." which I would interpret to mean that you would be within your rights to object to a change of board, unless it were defective. TarHeelFan  writes: US Rules (emphasis added): 3.2 PREFERENCES. If necessary, the backgammon board, direction of play, choice of checker color and seat location shall be decided by roll of the dice **prior to the commencement of play.** 3.3 EQUIPMENT CHANGES. Director may replace defective equipment at any time. Otherwise the four dice initially selected shall be used throughout.... Rule 3.3 goes on to talk about mixing the dice, but not about any other equipment changes. My feeling is that you would have been within your rights to insist on keeping the same board, unless your opponent could convince the Director that the board in use were, in some way, defective.   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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