Chessmaster1000: "The rule is simple without using the maximize word anyway:". Yep, but we've talked about this rule so many times that an abbreviation is required. Try saying it with just three words or less. ;-p

Lolol re "Serious about the tricky one". Pgt is right, of course. Having legally taken the last piece off with the higher dice it is then impossible to use the other value. Impossible isn't illegal - so you have a choice with that case.

Interestingly enough (and annoying, too) is that at VogClub you arerequired to use the smaller dice first before bearing off the last man. Too strong an implementation of the MDU rule, lolol.