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Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?

Posted By: leemo
Date: Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 3:09 a.m.

In Response To: Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play? (Bill Riles)

I am not familiar with the event, the players or those contributing to this thread, but in my limited experience as a casual tournament player it seems extraordinary for finalists to arbitrarily adjust the match length.

While there is nothing wrong with finalists hedging or sharing the spoils, the scheduled match length was set for a reason and treating it with disdain is a bad habit that backgammon does not need.

The WSOP would go up in flames if the last two standing decided to run a single hand for the bracelet.

Messages In This Thread

• Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
  Bill Riles -- Monday, 9 January 2012, at 10:57 p.m.
  • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 9 January 2012, at 11:03 p.m.
    • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Bill Riles -- Monday, 9 January 2012, at 11:07 p.m.
  • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 9 January 2012, at 11:26 p.m.
  • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Strato -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 1:14 a.m.
    • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 9:42 a.m.
  • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 2:03 a.m.
    • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Stick -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 2:10 a.m.
      • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
        Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 3:31 a.m.
        • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
          Stick -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 3:56 a.m.
          • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
            Strato -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 4:16 a.m.
            • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
              Stick -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 4:29 a.m.
              • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
                Strato -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 4:44 a.m.
              • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
                Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 8:13 a.m.
  • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 7:28 a.m.
    • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 1:31 p.m.
      • Spirit of competition
        Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 3:27 p.m.
      • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
        neilkaz -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 4:16 p.m.
        • ++'One Million Dollars' Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
          benf -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 5:03 p.m.
        • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
          David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 9:38 p.m.
          • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
            Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 10:10 p.m.
            • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
              benf -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 11:36 p.m.
            • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
              David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 4:20 a.m.
      • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
        leemo -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 3:09 a.m.
  • Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Fabrice Liardet -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 9:39 a.m.
  • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
    Alan Grunwald -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 12:59 a.m.
    • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 1:37 a.m.
      • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
        Alan Grunwald -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 11:52 a.m.
    • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 2:18 a.m.
      • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
        Alan Grunwald -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 11:44 a.m.
        • Proposal for a practical rule
          Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 12:43 p.m.
          • Proposal for a practical rule
            Michael Nielsen -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 1:25 p.m.
            • Proposal for a practical rule
              Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 1:28 p.m.
              • Proposal for a practical rule
                Michael Petch -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 2:48 p.m.
                • Proposal for a practical rule
                  Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 2:53 p.m.
                  • Proposal for a practical rule
                    Michael Petch -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 3:05 p.m.
                    • Proposal for a practical rule
                      Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 3:53 p.m.
                • Proposal for a practical rule
                  Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 5:33 p.m.
                  • Proposal for a practical rule
                    Michael Petch -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 5:45 p.m.
                    • Proposal for a practical rule
                      Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 6:39 p.m.
        • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
          Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 3:37 p.m.
          • US Backgammon Tournament Rules and Procedures
            Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 3:54 p.m.
        • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
          neilkaz -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 4:25 p.m.
        • Response from Bill Davis
          neilkaz -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 4:55 p.m.
    • The Truth About What Took Place - Should Major Tournament Events be Allowed to be 'Resolved' by Agreement Rather than by Play?
      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 7:31 a.m.