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Why use clocks?

Posted By: adrianov
Date: Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 11:00 p.m.

In Response To: Why use clocks? (Bill Riles)

This is what I propose regarding the use of clocks in backgammon tournaments: Just start promoting the mandatory use of the clock for the “clock mechanics”, without a time limit. The players would start with a very long reserve time (10 hrs) and they would use the clock for completing the moves. If the match goes on for a long time and it is indeed delaying the tournament, then the Director would step in and reset the clock to a shorter (real) time reserve and delay. In this way, everybody in the tournament will have the benefits the use of a clock brings, and the players will not be worried about time scrambles (unless they are actually delaying the progress of the round for everybody). I still find it amazing it is not a requirement to use the clock in tournament play.

Messages In This Thread

• Why use clocks?
  Stick -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 5:58 a.m.
  • Why use clocks?
    Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 2:21 p.m.
    • Why use clocks?
      adrianov -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 11:00 p.m.
      • Why use clocks?
        mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 11:18 p.m.
  • Why use clocks?
    Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 4:09 p.m.
    • Why use clocks?
      Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 4:26 p.m.
    • Why use clocks?
      Havard Raddum -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 8:57 p.m.
      • Why use clocks?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 9:46 p.m.
        • Why use clocks?
          adambulldog -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 4:50 a.m.
      • Why use clocks?
        Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 18 January 2011, at 9:53 p.m.
        • Why use clocks?
          Stanley E. Richards -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 6:00 a.m.
          • Why use clocks?
            Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 3:15 p.m.
  • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 1:25 a.m.
    • Valid Argument Against Clocks
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 7:48 a.m.
    • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 12:36 p.m.
      • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
        neilkaz -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 4:00 p.m.
        • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 11:39 p.m.
          • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
            dlevy -- Thursday, 20 January 2011, at 4:52 a.m.
            • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Monday, 24 January 2011, at 1:49 p.m.
      • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
        Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 9:02 p.m.
        • Why use clocks? The other side of the argument
          Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 10:33 p.m.
  • Why use clocks?
    Sebastiaan Kuijs -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 11:06 a.m.
  • Why use clocks? I'll give you reasons not to!
    Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 19 January 2011, at 4:37 p.m.
    • Why use clocks? I'll give you reasons not to!
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 20 January 2011, at 6:12 p.m.
      • Why use clocks? I'll give you reasons not to!
        Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 20 January 2011, at 7:38 p.m.
    • Why use clocks? I'll give you reasons not to!
      mtuhtan -- Thursday, 20 January 2011, at 6:29 p.m.
    • I never learned to tell time *NM*
      Michael Petch -- Thursday, 20 January 2011, at 10:08 p.m.
  • Why use clocks?
    Julia Hayward -- Friday, 21 January 2011, at 9:52 a.m.