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Why use clocks? I'll give you reasons not to!

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Thursday, 20 January 2011, at 6:12 p.m.

In Response To: Why use clocks? I'll give you reasons not to! (Phil Simborg)

"2. Clocks keep the games going at a reasonable pace. This clearly works against those of us who like to stall as long as possible and drag out plays as much as possible in order to irritate our opponents and cause them to become upset and lose concentration. You have taken away one of my major strategies."

I have noticed that many players don't hit the clock after losing the opening roll. Consider thinking and not moving until they have hit the clock. Then you can still take 11 seconds without loss.

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.