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Article from June 2010 Chicago Point by Larry Leibster
Posted By: Daniel Murphy In Response To: Article from June 2010 Chicago Point by Larry Leibster (Stick)
Date: Friday, 30 July 2010, at 1:33 a.m.
Not so in backgammon these days. The powers that be want to "improve" our game -- speed it up at any cost.
Name one "power" who wants to speed up play "at any cost."
but in clocked matches, one pair of dice is shared and you end your turn by pushing a button. So I am required to switch back and forth [between clocked match play and money play procedures].
How difficult can that be, really?
I mean picking both checkers up, holding them, and then positioning and repositioning them. So now I have to shift my concentration away from strategy, pip count, and clock use to remember where the checkers started and see if they were placed correctly.
Unclear play can be irritating, but none of my opponents irritate me thus more than once -- I know how to say "Play clearly, please" and I know how to say "Director!"
Clock use fosters abuse like this.
I don't see how using clocks fosters unclear play, and again, there's no reason for anyone to put up with it.
I have dined with tournament directors and they all express the same concern: where are the new players going to come from? In my opinion, they should be making it easier to play the game, not more complex.
Attracting new backgammon players is very important. But I don't see that using clocks is "complex" or that clocked matches in championship and open flights discourages new players from picking up the game. or discourages experienced players from stepping up from the interemediate level.
foreigners ... English ... Nazi ... master race ... Now it's starting in backgammon.
One wonders how such bizarre ramblings fit in with an effort to attract anyone to backgammon.
I have had trouble handling the clocks ... picking up (sometimes dropping) both dice
Many players have made suggestions for accommodating players with physical difficulties, including having an assistant handle the clock, dice and checkers, and adding yet more time to the current generous time constraints .
(there are at least three different types in use
What does this mean? My impression was that all ABT tournaments now use Bronstein clock rules in clocked matches. Hit the clock, it goes; hit the clock, it stops. What's the problem?
and just thinking about my moves.
I sympathize, having the same problem myself, although not yet an oxygenarian. But I don't blame clocks for my troubles in this department.
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