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Clock settings - sound and alarm?

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Monday, 26 November 2012, at 10:05 p.m.

In Response To: Clock settings - sound and alarm? (Henrik Bukkjaer)

1. If a player (A) runs out of time, opponent doesn't see this, and the player (A) then either wins the match, or comes to a gin position, who would you then rule as the winner?

Player A wins the match because we don't know for sure the order in which things happened. Perhaps what really happened was: Player A bore off his last checker, then he ran out of time, and then the players looked at the clock and saw that A's time was zero. (For this reason, there should be an audible alarm when the clock hits zero.)

2. If YOU run out of time, and your opponent doesn't notice this, do you then stop the clock and extend your handshake? (backgammon gentleman-ship vs. classic chess clock rules adoption).

Yes, if I ran out of time, I would concede the match.

(My opinion, US Clock Rules.)

Tom

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