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Surprise Resignation

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 2:44 p.m.

In Response To: Surprise Resignation (Michael Petch)

You are correct. The ABT rules as currently written allow resignation in a non-contact position. There is no requirement that the position be "gin".

In theory, one could concede a single game in a non-contact bearoff where one was actually gin to win, or concede a backgammon being on roll with a single checker on the 19 point and the other 14 checkers on the ace point.

I doubt that such resignations represent the spirit of the rule, but they certainly adhere to the letter of the rule.

Messages In This Thread

• Surprise Resignation
  Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 3:45 p.m.
  • Surprise Resignation
    Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 3:48 p.m.
    • Surprise Resignation
      Jason Lee -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 3:59 p.m.
    • Surprise Resignation
      Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 4:01 p.m.
      • Surprise Resignation
        Keene -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 4:32 p.m.
        • Surprise Resignation
          Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 4:48 p.m.
    • 7.5% ???
      Klaus Evers -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 7:44 p.m.
      • 7.5% ???
        Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 8:02 p.m.
  • Surprise Resignation
    tem_sat -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 4:55 p.m.
    • Surprise Resignation
      Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 5:04 p.m.
      • Surprise Resignation
        Jason Lee -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 5:54 p.m.
    • Surprise Resignation
      Chuck Bower -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 5:37 p.m.
      • Surprise Resignation
        Bill Riles -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 6:10 p.m.
      • Surprise Resignation
        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 6:52 p.m.
        • Surprise Resignation
          neilkaz -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 7:29 p.m.
          • Surprise Resignation
            Jason Lee -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 7:45 p.m.
            • Surprise Resignation
              neilkaz -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 7:49 p.m.
              • Surprise Resignation
                Jason Lee -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 8:02 p.m.
                • Surprise Resignation
                  neilkaz -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 8:05 p.m.
                  • Multiple issues here
                    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 10:25 p.m.
                    • Multiple issues here
                      neilkaz -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 10:39 p.m.
                    • Multiple issues here
                      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 3:07 a.m.
                      • Multiple issues here
                        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 9:17 a.m.
        • Surprise Resignation
          garyo -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 6:04 a.m.
          • Surprise Resignation
            Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 8:32 p.m.
  • Surprise Resignation
    neilkaz -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 6:51 p.m.
    • Surprise Resignation
      mikeg -- Monday, 4 May 2009, at 9:32 p.m.
      • Surprise Resignation
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 3:52 a.m.
        • Surprise Resignation
          Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 5:41 a.m.
          • Surprise Resignation
            Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 5 May 2009, at 2:44 p.m.