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Puzzle: Gin wins?

Posted By: Stein Kulseth
Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2012, at 3:12 p.m.

In Response To: Puzzle: Fool's mate in backgammon (Daniel Murphy)

Why should we want to rule a win for timing out in a gin situation anyway?

I can see the rationale when using old-style clocks with no increment - then you would discourage ploys to make your opponent spend time winning won games. Now, with Bronstein timing being the norm, I cannot see the use case for wanting a "gin wins" rule - if you cannot win a gin position on increment only, then it might not have been so clear cut...

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