BGonline.org Forums

US Clock Rules - Illegal Play

Posted By: Dan Pelton
Date: Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 9:35 p.m.

This came up in a discussion on DailyGammon.com

The current US Clock Rules regarding Illegal Plays is as follows:

4.3 ILLEGAL PLAYS. When a player has made an illegal checker play and the opponent wishes it corrected, he brings attention to the illegal play and hits the clock. The player makes a legal checker play, then hits the clock. If the opponent does not want the illegal play corrected, he picks up the dice and rolls (or doubles/redoubles).

It would seem to be fairer that if a player wishes an illegal play corrected, that the reserve time per move should be run off before the player is allowed to correct the play. While I understand that if a player made the illegal play without running time off his clock, that they are being penalized here, but I believe that is a small price to play for not playing legally. Opinions?

Messages In This Thread

• US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
  Dan Pelton -- Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 9:35 p.m.
  • US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
    Jason Lee -- Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 9:40 p.m.
  • US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
    Bob Koca -- Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 9:55 p.m.
  • US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
    Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 11:13 p.m.
    • US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Monday, 7 December 2009, at 12:02 a.m.
    • US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 7 December 2009, at 7:59 p.m.
      • US Clock Rules - Illegal Play
        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 7 December 2009, at 8:53 p.m.