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Old Mon Feb 01, 2016, 03:11pm
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Originally Posted by ChuckS View Post
I would say legal, since in the definition, "within the visual field" is in parentheses. "front or side" is the key part of the definition. I think it is assumed that even though a player's head is turned one way, the head can be swiveled either way.
Agree. It is about where a player could see. Not about where they happen to be looking. Otherwise, a player could turn their head away from an anticipated screen to make it illegal.
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