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10 Arguments Against Clocks

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Friday, 1 October 2010, at 11:01 p.m.

In Response To: Valid Argument Against Clocks (Stick)

1. Clocks add to the expense of equipment players have to buy.

2. Clocks are another thing to carry around, that might get lost, etc.

3. Clocks are hard to set, hard to change the battery.

4. Clocks require additional rules that make the game more complicated.

5. Clocks make you play worse.

6. Clocks make it harder to believe you play fast.

7. Clocks hurt dice manufacturers because you use only one set of dice.

8. Clocks make some players play slower!

9. Clocks adversely affect some well-known backgammon tactics, such as playing slowly to annoy your opponent.

10. Clocks take away the fun of hard luck stories like, "How I didn't finish my Saturday match until 8:30 a.m. Sunday," or whatever.

Messages In This Thread

• Valid Argument Against Clocks
  Stick -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:26 p.m.
  • Rebuttal
    David -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:27 p.m.
    • Rebuttal
      Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 10:17 p.m.
      • Rebuttal
        Michael Petch -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 10:44 p.m.
  • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
    Tom Keith -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 11:01 p.m.
    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 11:32 a.m.
      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
        christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:52 p.m.
      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
        Ray Kershaw -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:54 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 4:30 p.m.
          • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 7:58 p.m.
            • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
              Joe Russell -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 8:23 p.m.
              • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 11:15 p.m.
                • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                  Stick -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 3:05 a.m.
                  • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                    Joe Russell -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 6:54 p.m.
                    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                      Rich Munitz -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 8:04 p.m.
                      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 8:10 p.m.
                    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                      Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 11:25 p.m.
    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
      Joe Russell -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 8:03 p.m.
      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
        Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 3:56 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          mtuhtan -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 4:12 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          Jason Lee -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 4:50 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 5:05 p.m.
  • Valid Argument Against Clocks
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:08 a.m.
    • Valid Argument Against Clocks
      johnk -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 1:25 a.m.
      • Valid Argument Against Clocks
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 2:12 a.m.
        • Valid Argument Against Clocks
          johnk -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:24 p.m.
      • Valid Argument Against Clocks
        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 1:36 a.m.
        • Valid Argument Against Clocks
          Joe Russell -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 10:43 a.m.