PROMPTING
Prompting is saying something during the course of Parcheesi gameplay to persuade, encourage, or remind another player to make a certain move. If found guilty of prompting, penalties will occur.
If you feel prompting has taken place, stop play. If the table cannot agree on whether prompting occurred, any player from that table may request a ruling from the Ruling Committee. If the Committee agrees that prompting has occurred, the designated penalty will be enacted. (see: “Penalties for Prompting” below).
There are a range of motivations that causes a person to prompt. You may desire to hurt an opponent, or maybe you’re just a nice person who wants everyone to do well—it doesn’t matter. DON’T DO IT.
That being said, there are situations that warrant speaking up. You have a right to protect your self-interests if an opponent makes an illegal move. Two conditions must be met to allow for a legal prompt:
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- An opponent executes an illegal move.
- That illegal move has a negative impact on the player pointing out the illegal move, i.e., the prompter.
Both of these conditions must be met to constitute a legal prompt.
Penalties for Prompting:
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- First offense: lose a turn
- Second offense: lose two turns
- Third offense: closest player to home gets sent to base
- Fourth offense: …really?
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In all disputes, Ruling Committee’s judgment is final and binding.