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Forfeiture / flag falling

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 13 February 2009, at 5:39 p.m.

In Response To: Forfeiture / flag falling (Bob Koca)

The position wasn't gin when the flag fell. A technicality for sure, but the rule isn't written ("if a player whose flag falls has less than a 10^-x chance of losing if played to completion...").

A tough beat for Blue, but he presumably could have avoided it.

The real issue (and part of your point, I realize) is "who/what is to define 'gin'?" Director without consultation? A bot rollout? (Here that might not work if the bot gets to choose how to play the 6-2.) A combination of human(s) and bot(s)? It's getting sticky. The appeals committee? (Some Ty's don't even have one of these.)

Since I still believe the purpose of the clock is to move things along, taking half an hour to decide if a position is 'gin' would defeat the purpose. OTOH, do we want the deep exceptions to override the (time saving) value of concessions? (This situation isn't necessarily a concession, but it's certainly related.)

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