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In article <BKGAMMON%92082114193833@INDYCMS.BITNET>, STOWE@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU ("H. Stowe") writes:
|> Here's a point of discussion for folks...
|> 
|> Apparently there are some sources according to Andreas (marvin) that
|> say the Crawford rule states that the cube may not be turned by the
|> opponent who is behind in the match (implying that the cube *may* be
|> turned (however stupidly :-) by the opponent who is ahead).
|> 
|> The official rules (according to Butch Meese) say that (at least here)
|> the cube is entirely out of play.
|> 
|> Comments?
|> 
|> -Holly
As we already talked about this with Holly, I think following: in a real life 
match the side with a lead will never turn the cube in Crawford game even 
if it was legal ( unless he's opponent so stupid that he can't count and doesn't
see that he doesn't have even theoretical chances, in this case turning cube
is a polite call to opponent to concede the game ). So it doesn't make sense
to state officially that cube is out of play in Crawford game. In playing on server, where speed of the game is relatively slow, it's very helpfull when
your opponent ( not necessarily stupid ) is so desperate that he doesn't want
to count checkers and hopes for miracle, in this case u implicitly tell him
that he has absolutely no chances ( even with all 6-6's for one player and
all 2-1's for the other one).