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Fast-roll tournament ruling?

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Wednesday, 9 December 2009, at 5:33 p.m.

In Response To: Fast-roll tournament ruling? (Matt Ryder)

I'm not sure it necessarily follows that simply because B plays early, his turn hasn't even started.

It does, Matt. Will you agree that it can only be one player's turn at a time? Then review the ABT rules language -- "A player concludes his turn by lifting either or both of his dice.... The opponent of a player who rolls prematurely shall complete his turn and then either let the premature roll stand or require a reroll" -- and then conclude that if Player A has not completed his turn by lifting his dice, then it's not yet Player B's turn.

[Fast rolling in non-contact positions] is technically 'wrong' but is generally condoned because the non-contact decisions are quite independent.

Is that true? I don't condone it, and in my tournament playing experience, fast rollers were extremely rare (even in noncontact positions) and, I would would say, generally not condoned.

... but a consistent system of penalties for infractions has yet to be codified.

In part, that is because it would be impossible to anticipate all relevant details of a rules infraction that might suggest the ruling most approprirate to a particular situation. Often, the details really do matter.

Does the TD really have the right to make these arbitrary calls?

Yes. The TD does indeed have considerable leeway in "finding the solution dictated by fairness and compatible with the circumstances of a particular case" [ABT 1.1].

However, the fact that TD's decision is "arbitrary," if by that you mean "based on or subject to individual judgment or discretion," does not mean that it must also be "arbitrary," meaning "determined by whim or caprice." As TD you must use your judgment to make rulings that are fair and compatible with particular circumstances. That obligation rather assumes that you will also attempt to be consistent and reasonable.

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