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Too constraining, IMO

Posted By: Jim Stutz
Date: Saturday, 1 September 2018, at 9:16 p.m.

In Response To: recommended rule change for doubles (Phil Simborg)

"The partner who is not moving the checkers is responsible for the clock."

I see this as a healthy habit for doubles teams that are trying to be genuinely collaborative (which is not always the case). But it should be a decision left up to the players, not an obligation mandated by the rules.

Also, Phil writes: "That eliminates the risk of the (checker) player hitting the clock before his (non-checker-player) partner agrees."

Yes, but it doesn't eliminate the risk of the (non-checker-playing) partner doing exactly the same thing: unilaterally hitting the clock before his (checker-playing) partner agrees to the provisional play.

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