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MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY

Posted By: Mick Z
Date: Sunday, 26 May 2019, at 9:18 p.m.

Drama in Chicago. Imagine that. Victor vs Roberto. Roberto cubes Victor and forgets to hit his clock. Much time runs off. Rory, watching the live streaming, from afar with the commentators, decides to stop the match at the conclusion of the game, and have Tara help determine how much time ran off. He then adds time back on Roberto’s clock (1:07 or 1:17, I forget which).

The USBGF tournament rules on clock (paraphrasing) state that the players have a responsibility to rectify clock errors including when time is running against the wrong opponent. How nice. However 95% of tournament matches are not streamed and thus no such correction could be made available to them. In my opinion, because this rule does not allow for consistent and accurate remedy to the players involved, it needs to be made Cut and Dry. You timeout, you LOSE. If you’re going to play big time tournament backgammon, pull your head out or suffer the consequences.

Messages In This Thread

• MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
  Mick Z -- Sunday, 26 May 2019, at 9:18 p.m.
  • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
    Stick -- Sunday, 26 May 2019, at 9:36 p.m.
    • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
      GL Harvie -- Tuesday, 28 May 2019, at 10:35 a.m.
  • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
    Stick -- Monday, 27 May 2019, at 12:09 a.m.
  • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
    Bill Finneran -- Monday, 27 May 2019, at 11:04 a.m.
    • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
      Colin Owen -- Monday, 27 May 2019, at 11:38 a.m.
    • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 27 May 2019, at 4:02 p.m.
      • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
        Bill Finneran -- Tuesday, 28 May 2019, at 12:48 p.m.
  • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
    Mick Z -- Monday, 27 May 2019, at 3:35 p.m.
    • MAKE THE DAMN CLOCK RULE CUT AND DRY
      Mochy -- Tuesday, 28 May 2019, at 4:47 a.m.
    • Okay, USBGF....What is the remedy?
      Mick Z -- Saturday, 8 June 2019, at 5:58 p.m.
      • Okay, USBGF....What is the remedy?
        Stick -- Saturday, 8 June 2019, at 6:27 p.m.
      • Okay, USBGF....What is the remedy?
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 8 June 2019, at 11:52 p.m.
        • Okay, USBGF....What is the remedy?
          Mick Z -- Sunday, 9 June 2019, at 1:54 a.m.
  • Decision With Clock and Dice
    Jakob Garal -- Wednesday, 5 June 2019, at 10:29 a.m.