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Clocking

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 5:49 a.m.

In Response To: Clocking (lenny)

Seems to me that the need to think is more of an issue in Chess than in Backgammon. Somehow, clocks have not ruined Chess or chased all of the players away.

What chases players away and what ruins the game (or an entire event) is when people don't stop thinking - because they don't have to. Such players represent a small percentage of the population. But it can have the same effect on an event as adding a teaspoon of raw sewage to a vat of fine wine.

Messages In This Thread

• Clocking
  lenny -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 5:05 a.m.
  • Clocking
    Stick -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 5:17 a.m.
    • not the Clocking
      Caryl Stephanson -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 6:30 a.m.
      • not the Clocking
        neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 1:55 p.m.
        • not the Clocking
          Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 5:06 p.m.
        • not the Clocking
          MFIC -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 6:06 p.m.
          • not the Clocking
            neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 6:34 p.m.
            • not the Clocking
              MFIC -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 8:35 a.m.
              • not the Clocking
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 6:34 p.m.
              • not the Clocking
                Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 18 December 2008, at 2:14 a.m.
      • not the Clocking
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 8:48 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 7:31 a.m.
  • Clocking
    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 5:49 a.m.
    • Clocking
      lenny -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 2:19 a.m.
      • Clocking
        Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 2:36 a.m.
  • Clocking
    Neil Robins -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 10:27 a.m.
    • Clocking
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 11:03 a.m.
      • Clocking
        Neil Robins -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 12:16 p.m.
        • Clocking
          Mike Main -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 1:38 p.m.
  • Clocking... my 2 cents worth
    DanielP -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 12:34 p.m.
    • Clocking... my 2 cents worth
      Stick -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 4:09 p.m.
      • Clocking... my 2 cents worth
        David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 4:39 p.m.
  • Clocking
    Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 1:57 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 2:03 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 4:57 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Coolrey -- Thursday, 18 December 2008, at 3:49 p.m.
  • Clocking
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 3:45 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 4:26 p.m.
      • Agreed *NM*
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 8:23 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 5:52 p.m.
    • Clocking
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 10:04 p.m.
  • Clocking
    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 16 December 2008, at 9:16 p.m.
    • Clocking
      lenny -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 2:11 a.m.
      • Angle Shooting
        neilkaz -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 2:58 a.m.
        • Angle Shooting
          Coolrey -- Thursday, 18 December 2008, at 3:56 p.m.
      • Many years ago.....like 20+
        neilkaz -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 3:28 a.m.
        • Many years ago.....like 20+
          Stick -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 3:32 a.m.
          • Many years ago.....like 20+
            neilkaz -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 4:39 a.m.
      • Clocking
        Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 17 December 2008, at 3:38 a.m.