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Not reminding your opponent to press the clock

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 4:49 p.m.

Over on rec.games.backgammon, Paul Epstein said that it's generally considered bad sportsmanship in backgammon to not remind your opponent to press the clock. He said he found this surprising since it's normal in chess not to feel obligated to remind your opponent about the clock.

Being from a chess background, I also found this mildly surprising. Is Paul correct that this is considered bad sportsmanship in backgammon? The scenario I imagine is, the cube is centered, and your opponent rolls the dice and makes a move, and then just sits there staring at the board. If you suspect that your opponent is done, are you supposed to ask? Is it bad sportsmanship to sit there allowing your opponent to get the impression that you're thinking hard about whether to double?

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