Big Bad Wolf:
You hit the nail right on the head with your last paragraph:
"... maybe by that player just moving his "2" checker, he doubles up everything - where if he was made to follow the rules, he might have to open a few spots up for a chance of the other player to "hit" him."

How often in this game does a COMPLETE turn around of the game occur when someone who is ahead, is forced to leave an open piece that can be knocked off by his opponent? (especially if that opponent has several of the home points blocked with 2 or more pieces keeping you from getting off the bar) Quite a bit! When your opponent isn't forced to follow this rule and decides to use only one die to keep from making himself vulnerable, I find that highly unfair. It IS hurting the game.

And since when is Quantity better than Quality? I would agree if the site only had 2 or 3 games.