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Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Friday, 1 October 2010, at 11:51 p.m.

In Response To: Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments (Jason Lee)

Thank you, Jason. I'll consider your suggestion. Not that I haven't considered it before ;- I follow the terminology in the DBgF rules set:

Option		(mutual) Option
Præference	i.e.	Preference (of one player)
Obligation		Required (of both players)
Straf		Penalty (clock imposed by Tournament Director)

(although Google translation prefers "punishment" to "penalty")

Maybe "penalty" would be less offensive to you in the context of the rule set: "In backgammon matches, a clock can come into use by (1) option, (2) preference (3) obligation, (4) punishment penalty." Each word is then defined. "Penalty" is defined as "the players are required to finish a match in progress using a clock, if the TD so decides with respect to § 2.3." Section 2.3 concerns "slow play" and says that the "straf" for slow play is either (1) finish the match using a clock or (2) warning, and penalty points for further slow play.

The terminology makes sense to me in context, in both languages. (4) comes into play as a "penalty" for slow play. In any case I can't think of a better word, either.

Messages In This Thread

• Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
  Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 7:03 p.m.
  • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
    Sam Pottle -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:34 p.m.
    • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
      Stick -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:36 p.m.
  • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
    John Stryker -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:48 p.m.
  • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
    Rich Munitz -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 10:28 p.m.
    • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
      Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 10:47 p.m.
  • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
    Jason Lee -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 11:04 p.m.
    • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
      Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 11:51 p.m.
      • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
        Jason Lee -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:50 a.m.
        • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
          Stick -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 1:01 a.m.
          • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 2:06 a.m.
          • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
            Barry Silliman -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 2:06 a.m.
          • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
            Sam Pottle -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 1:20 p.m.
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          Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 5:21 a.m.
          • ABT Clock rules, revised
            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 4:40 p.m.
            • ABT Clock rules, revised
              Stick -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 4:41 p.m.
            • ABT Clock rules, revised
              Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 5:06 p.m.
              • ABT Clock rules, revised
                Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 5:58 p.m.
                • ABT Clock rules, revised
                  Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 7:11 p.m.
                  • ABT Clock rules, revised
                    Stick -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 7:27 p.m.
                    • ABT Clock rules, revised
                      Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 8:38 p.m.
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    Robert Maier -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 5:18 a.m.
    • Clock rules at scheduled ABT tournaments
      Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 5:28 a.m.
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