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unfinished game

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 13 May 2011, at 5:26 p.m.

In Response To: unfinished game (Steve Mellen)

4.9 COMPLETION. Each game must be rolled to completion, unless ended by passing a double or redouble, or conceding a no-contact position as a single game, gammon or backgammon loss. Neither matches nor games may be canceled, replayed or settled. Players are responsible for playing to the posted match length. The first player to reach the posted match length is the winner.

A handshake is symmetric. I assume you mean that one player or the other "...conceded a no-contact position..." but is it always clear which one (if either) offered the concession and which one accepted?

For sure this is an example of chicken-shit rules exploitation (or an attempt at such) but the rules as written don't cover it explicitly and we all know that there are (a very few, but still a non-zero number of) persons with low enough principles/morals capable of trying this.

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• Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
  Mislav Kovacic -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 12:58 p.m.
  • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
    julie -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
    • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
      Strato -- Tuesday, 3 May 2011, at 5:00 a.m.
      • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
        Michael Crane -- Wednesday, 4 May 2011, at 10:02 a.m.
  • Bravo Arda!!! *NM*
    mtuhtan -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
    • Bravo Arda!!! *NM*
      svilo -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 11:44 p.m.
  • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
    Bill Riles -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 3:07 p.m.
    • +1 *NM*
      rory -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 3:44 p.m.
    • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:12 p.m.
      • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
        christian munk-christensen -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:37 p.m.
        • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:54 p.m.
          • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
            Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 6:06 p.m.
          • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
            Mislav Kovacic -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 6:26 p.m.
            • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
              Marco Fornasir -- Wednesday, 4 May 2011, at 11:48 p.m.
              • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
                Mislav Kovacic -- Thursday, 5 May 2011, at 12:25 a.m.
              • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
                Stick -- Thursday, 5 May 2011, at 2:40 a.m.
      • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
        mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 3 May 2011, at 6:29 a.m.
    • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
      Jason Lee -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 11:57 a.m.
    • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
      Rich Munitz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:26 a.m.
  • Fairplay award goes to - Arda Findikoglu
    Marco Fornasir -- Tuesday, 3 May 2011, at 9:25 p.m.
  • Thank you folks!!!
    Arda Findikoglu -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 2:30 a.m.
    • Thank you folks!!!
      Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 3:32 a.m.
      • Research on the Rules
        Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 3:51 a.m.
        • Research on the Rules
          Arda Findikoglu -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 4:11 a.m.
          • Research on the Rules
            Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 6:01 a.m.
            • Research on the Rules
              Arda Findikoglu -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 10:53 a.m.
        • Research on the Rules
          Arda Findikoglu -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 4:12 a.m.
        • Research on the Rules
          Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 5:54 p.m.
          • Research on the Rules
            Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 6:14 p.m.
            • Research on the Rules
              Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 6:23 p.m.
              • Research on the Rules
                Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 8:30 p.m.
                • Research on the Rules
                  Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 8:49 p.m.
                  • Research on the Rules
                    Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 9:12 p.m.
                    • Research on the Rules
                      Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 9:23 p.m.
                      • Research on the Rules
                        Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 9:51 p.m.
                        • Research on the Rules
                          Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 11:49 p.m.
                          • Research on the Rules
                            Mislav Kovacic -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 1:09 a.m.
                            • Research on the Rules
                              Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 4:40 a.m.
                              • Research on the Rules
                                Bob Koca -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 5:01 a.m.
                                • Research on the Rules
                                  Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 12:09 p.m.
                              • +1
                                rory -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 6:59 p.m.
                              • Research on the Rules
                                Henrik Bukkjaer -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 10:50 p.m.
                          • Research on the Rules
                            Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 7:14 a.m.
          • Research on the Rules
            Michael Crane -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 12:10 p.m.
      • Thank you folks!!!
        Arda Findikoglu -- Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 4:02 a.m.
        • Thank you folks!!!
          Rich Munitz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:44 a.m.
          • Thank you folks!!!
            Turz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:57 p.m.
          • Thank you folks!!!
            Arda Findikoglu -- Sunday, 15 May 2011, at 11:43 p.m.
  • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
    Michael Petch -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 3:21 a.m.
    • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
      Stick -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 3:32 a.m.
      • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
        Michael Petch -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 4:06 a.m.
        • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 4:07 a.m.
          • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
            Michael Petch -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 4:19 a.m.
          • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
            Michael Petch -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 4:44 a.m.
            • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
              Rich Munitz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:13 p.m.
              • Rules vs common practice
                mtuhtan -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:56 p.m.
              • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
                Stick -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 5:39 p.m.
                • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
                  Rich Munitz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 10:23 p.m.
        • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
          Michael Petch -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 4:08 a.m.
      • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
        Steve Mellen -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 12:05 p.m.
    • My Example of Fair Play -- Discretionary, but Legal (in my opinion)
      Bill Riles -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 5:09 a.m.
      • My Example of Fair Play -- Discretionary, but Legal (in my opinion)
        Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 8:47 a.m.
      • My Example of Fair Play -- Discretionary, but Legal (in my opinion)
        misja -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:25 p.m.
    • If I were host what would I do?
      Michael Petch -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 5:22 a.m.
    • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
      TarHeelFan -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 11:51 a.m.
      • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
        mtuhtan -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 12:09 p.m.
        • unfinished game
          Chuck Bower -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:14 p.m.
          • unfinished game
            Steve Mellen -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:01 p.m.
            • unfinished game
              mtuhtan -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:07 p.m.
              • unfinished game
                Steve Mellen -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:38 p.m.
            • +1
              Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:08 p.m.
            • +1 *NM*
              Bill Riles -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:11 p.m.
            • unfinished game
              Chuck Bower -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 5:26 p.m.
              • unfinished game
                Steve Mellen -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 6:30 p.m.
                • unfinished game
                  Jason Lee -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 10:43 p.m.
                • unfinished game
                  TarHeelFan -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 10:57 p.m.
                  • you mean "misread as 5-3?" *NM*
                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 11:20 p.m.
                    • you mean "misread as 5-3?"
                      TarHeelFan -- Saturday, 14 May 2011, at 2:32 a.m.
                      • you mean "misread as 5-3?"
                        Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 14 May 2011, at 3:08 a.m.
                        • you mean "misread as 5-3?"
                          Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 14 May 2011, at 4:48 a.m.
                          • you mean "misread as 5-3?"
                            Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 14 May 2011, at 1:31 p.m.
        • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
          Bill Riles -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:49 p.m.
          • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
            mtuhtan -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:00 p.m.
            • Following rules does not necessarily end in the most moral decision
              Bill Riles -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:10 p.m.
        • Use a different name next time please. *NM*
          Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:15 p.m.