Because the player's dominant hand " pulls " into the shot, the backhand generally lacks the power and consistency of the forehand, and is usually considered more difficult to master.

* Efforts to improve fairness by reducing first-move advantage include the rule of swap, generalizable as " swap -( x, y, z )" and characterizable as a partially compounded and partially iterated version of the pie rule (" one person slices ; the other chooses "): One player places on the board x stones of the first-moving color and a lesser number y stones of the second-moving color (" slicing " in the pie metaphor ); the other player is entitled to choose between a ) playing from the starting position, in which case the selecting player is also entitled to choose which color to play, and b ) placing z ( usually-y ) + 1 ) more stones on the board at locations of that player's choice (" reslicing " in the pie metaphor, with limitations created by the board's existing setup akin to limitations arising from the existing slices in the pie ), in which case the former player is entitled to choose which color side to play.

This selection is often limited to holes on the current player's side of the board, as well as holes with a certain minimum number of seeds.

If a player's side cards are small or his larger pair is large, he should split the pairs.

The recorder is held outwards from the player's lips ( rather than to the side, like the " transverse " flute ).

The line that runs across the center of a player's side of the court is called the service line because the serve must be delivered into the area between the service line and the net on the receiving side.

A pawn that advances all the way to the opposite side of the board ( the opposing player's first rank ) is promoted to another piece of that player's choice: a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color.

Also, during the game's third Special Operation ( inspired in the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline ), the Phoenix Force is hosted by Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik and Jean Grey herself ( as the Dark Phoenix ); the game's Phoenix Five ( which has Jean as their fifth member, while the original storyline has Namor as the fifth host ) can either be the player's allies or enemies depending on which side s / he chooses in the conflict.

Typically, a player's words are oriented facing the center of the table ( i. e. appearing upside-down to the player, and right side up to the others ).

Opponents who continue to bet after a player is all in can still bluff each other out of the side pot, which is also to the all in player's advantage since players who fold out of the side pot also reduce competition for the main pot.

If a player is all in for part of the ante, or the exact amount of the ante, an equal amount of every other player's ante is placed in the main pot, with any remaining fraction of the ante and all blinds and further bets in the side pot.

If the half bet rule were being used, then that raise would count as a genuine raise and the first player would be entitled to re-raise if he chose to ( creating a side pot for the amount of his re-raise and the third player's call, if any ).

These capos can typically be applied either to the treble or bass side of the instrument, depending on the player's preference.

Below this is a schematic of the player's ship, with buttons on the left side for bringing up various ship systems.

* Any part of the body or player's outfits e. g. shoes, jersey, head band etc., touches the net or the post or the referee's chairs or falls into the opponent's side.

The upper side of the dō ( when on the player's lap ) is almost always protected by a cover known as a dō kake, and players often wear a little band of cloth on their left hand to facilitate sliding up and down the neck, known as a yubikake.

Each unit of " Force " is simply a card from the top of a player's deck, placed off to one side in the " Force Pile.

Spahn not only is a superior pitcher but a gentlemanly fine fellow, a ball player's ball player, as they say in the trade.

Although both concede they would like to hit 60, they stick primarily to the baseball player's standard quote: `` The important thing is to win the pennant ''.

The minimalist soundtrack features a memorable deep-toned electronic " heartbeat ", which quickens as the asteroid density is reduced by the player's fire.

Therefore, a base on balls does not increase nor decrease a player's batting average, but it does increase his on-base percentage, unless a player's on-base percentage is 1. 000, in which case it remains the same.

For small numbers of at-bats, it is possible ( though unlikely ) for a player's on-base percentage to be lower than his batting average ( H / AB ).

On-base plus slugging ( OPS ) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging average.

The first mention of the stolen base, in a statistical sense was in the 1877 scoring rules adopted by the National League which noted credit toward a player's total bases when a base is stolen.

This is usually called if such is attempted in the ninth inning while that player's team is trailing, unless the runner represents the potential tying run.

The main use of the plate appearance statistic is in determining a player's eligibility for leadership in some offensive statistical categories, notably batting average ; currently, a player must have 3. 1 PAs per game scheduled to qualify for the batting title ( for the 162-game schedule, that means 502 PAs ).

Also, it is often erroneously cited that total plate appearances is the divisor ( i. e., denominator ) used in calculating on base percentage ( OBP ), an alternative measurement of a player's offensive performance ; in reality, the OBP denominator does not include certain PAs, such as times reached via either catcher ’ s interference or fielder ’ s obstruction.

Moreover, frequent smashing can be exhausting in singles where the conservation of a player's energy is at a premium.

However the insurance outcome is strongly anti-correlated with that of the main wager, and if the player's priority is to reduce variation, it is reasonable to pay for this.

The first player's bowl has come to rest just in front of the jack ; the second has delivered his bowl and is following after it with one of those eccentric contortions still not unusual on modern greens, the first player meanwhile making a repressive gesture with his hand, as if to urge the bowl to stop short of his own ; the third player is depicted as in the act of delivering his bowl.

Strutt ( Sports and Pastimes ) suggests that the first player's bowl may have been regarded by the second player as a species of jack ; but in that case it is not clear what was the first player's target.

When a pawn advances to the eighth rank, as a part of the move it is promoted and must be exchanged for the player's choice of queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color.

The player's choice of civilization also prevents the computer from being able to play as that civilization or the other civilization of the same color, and since computer-controlled opponents display certain traits of their civilizations this affects gameplay as well.

Hexes on the main island for which there are no number tokens do not produce resources, but number tokens are moved in such a way so as to avoid rendering a city unproductive ; furthermore, whenever possible number tokens must be reassigned from hexes bordering a player's own settlements and cities, so as to prevent harming another player's economy without harming a player's own economy at the same time.

In that case, the same rules for making a hand apply: exactly two from the player's hand, and exactly three from the board.

When one of a player's hands is compared to one of the dealer's hands, it sometimes happens that both will have the same score.

In the unusual case of a true tie, where the dealer's high tile would be in the same pair as the player's high tile, the dealer wins the tie.

Curiously, in the case of Civilization, a player's chosen historical character is the same throughout the course of the game despite the fact that a campaign can last several hundred years before and after the lifetime of the real historical persona.

Breath vibrato is the same technique used by players of the flute and other woodwinds by use of the player's diaphragm.

" Class III " ( or " traditional ") slot machines operate independently from a centralized computer system and a player's chance of winning any payout is the same with every play.

More casual games may only bear a passing resemblance to the subject, although many still try to encourage the same types of decision making as the player's historical counterparts, and thereby bring forth the " feel " of the conflict.

These are functionally the same as capped reed instruments as the reeds are not in contact with player's lips.

If a player collects either three cards with the same symbol, or one of each, these cards may be traded in for reinforcements at the beginning of a player's turn.

A player may attempt to kill Doctor Lucky by playing a weapon card ( such as a runcible spoon, a monkey hand, a letter opener, or pinking shears ) while the player's token is in the same room as Doctor Lucky and out of sight of all other players.

If the player answers the question correctly, their turn continues ; if the player's piece was on one of the category headquarters spaces, they collect a wedge of the same color, which fits into their playing piece.

* The quinze-et-le-va ( fifteen and the go ): attending the player's humour, who, perhaps, was resolved to follow his fancy, and still lay his money upon the same card, which was done by crooking the third corner of his card.

Every time he throws a point above ten ( or passes ten -- whence the name of the game ), the banker must double the player's stakes and the stakes of all those who have risked their money on the same chance.

A human player's character and computer bot's character features the same set of physical properties, initial health, initial armour, weapon capabilities, the same available character maneuvers and speed — i. e. they are equally matched except for the actual controlling part.