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Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 4:47 a.m.

In Response To: Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier ! (Chiva Tafazzoli)

"delay time is usually in order to be used for shaking, rolling (sometimes re-rolling), and picking up the dice, leaving your reserve time to think and to play."

I don't agree. The delay time also should provide sufficient time to look around the board, find an obvious play and move the checkers. If someone runs low on time, this is what they must do for the rest of the match, purely on the delay time. Delay time should accommodate all of the basic steps that have to happen on every move. Reserve time should be extra think time above and beyond the obvious for you to use and budget as you wish. I'd consider a few words exchange (not discussion) and acknowledgement of play choice to be additional basic steps of doubles play. 3 seconds extra delay relative to singles to accommodate these extra steps seems quite reasonable. Discussions should occur on reserve time which is why I do not like an 18 second delay for doubles.

Messages In This Thread

• Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
  Paul Weaver -- Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 6:08 a.m.
  • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 8:27 a.m.
    • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
      Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 2:01 p.m.
    • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 4:28 p.m.
      • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 4:55 p.m.
        • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
          neilkaz -- Tuesday, 2 February 2010, at 5:55 p.m.
          • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 2:09 a.m.
            • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
              Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 3:48 a.m.
              • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
                Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 3:55 a.m.
                • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
                  Chiva Tafazzoli -- Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 10:52 a.m.
              • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
                Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 4:22 a.m.
            • Clocks Required in Pittsburgh, Thank You, Rob Maier !
              Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 3 February 2010, at 4:47 a.m.