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Starting to use clocks at local level

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 7:05 p.m.

In Response To: Starting to use clocks at local level (Daniel Murphy)

That's the quote that struck me too.

The thing that clocks provide is a standard rate of play. Before clocks, different people had different ideas about how fast the game should be. Some people thought backgammon should be fast-fast-fast; others liked a more leisurely pace. Neither side was happy with those who took the opposite view. You couldn't say who was right because there was no standard.

And clocks provide an object way to measure the pace of play. Everybody thinks it's the other guy who's slow because when it's your own turn you're busy thinking about your play and don't notice the time go by.

Messages In This Thread

• Starting to use clocks at local level
  KenB -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 3:56 p.m.
  • Starting to use clocks at local level
    Stick -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 4:11 p.m.
    • Starting to use clocks at local level
      KenB -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 4:44 p.m.
      • Starting to use clocks at local level
        David Levy -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 6:15 p.m.
        • Starting to use clocks at local level
          KenB -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 2:18 a.m.
        • Starting to use clocks at local level
          TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 12:05 p.m.
  • Starting to use clocks at local level
    Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 4:22 p.m.
    • Starting to use clocks at local level
      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 7:05 p.m.
  • Starting to use clocks at local level
    Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 11:54 p.m.
    • cubing as an underdog
      KenB -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 1:10 a.m.
      • cubing as an underdog
        neilkaz -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 3:24 p.m.
        • cubing as an underdog
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 4:02 p.m.
          • cubing as an underdog
            neilkaz -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 5:11 p.m.
            • cubing as an underdog
              pontiac -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 5:34 p.m.
              • cubing as an underdog
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 5:56 p.m.
        • or even more extreme
          Michael Nielsen -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 7:44 p.m.
          • I get something different
            neilkaz -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 7:57 p.m.
            • Score Difference.
              TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 8:02 p.m.
              • Interesting progression
                KenB -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 8:24 p.m.
              • Score Difference oops
                neilkaz -- Thursday, 29 March 2012, at 4:16 p.m.
          • or even more extreme
            pontiac -- Thursday, 29 March 2012, at 7:17 a.m.
            • or even more extreme
              Michael Nielsen -- Thursday, 29 March 2012, at 11:16 a.m.
              • or even more extreme
                pontiac -- Thursday, 29 March 2012, at 11:35 a.m.
                • or even more extreme
                  Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 29 March 2012, at 11:42 a.m.
                  • or even more extreme
                    Michael Nielsen -- Thursday, 29 March 2012, at 11:52 a.m.
                  • or even more extreme
                    Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 2 April 2012, at 1:17 p.m.
  • Is there a good place to play online with clocks?
    MandM1951 -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 8:54 p.m.
    • Is there a good place to play online with clocks?
      Stick -- Wednesday, 28 March 2012, at 9:02 p.m.