... in a situation where a player can only use one of his/her die but not both,yet capable of using either one, why doesn't the player get the choice of which die to use?(no swap dice option) ...is the protocal to use the higher die, or the first die? ...I was only able to use the first die(the higher roll), is the reason I ask, but would have prefered to use the lower #, which was the second die....
Carl: You are not required to use the higher die first. However, if you can only use one die, then you must use the higher die if possible. You also must use both dice if possible, i.e., you can't make a move with one die that makes it impossible to move the other, unless there is no possible move that uses both dice.
LionsLair: I don't see how you could interpret what I said in that way. I said you must use the higher die, not the first die. It doesn't matter in what order they are rolled, you still must use the 5 rather than the 3 if you can only use one of them.
LionsLair: You mean your brain's gone bald like a tyre? You've worn down all the little squiggley indentations which channel the thoughts away when you're thinking very hard so that you don't go into a mental skid?? Wow, that's a heavily used brain! ;-)