Forum Archive : Etiquette

How long to wait? From:   Marsha Wisniski Address:   wisniski@teleport.com Date:   19 December 1997 Subject:   A question of manners... Forum:   rec.games.backgammon Google:   349a8aee.1521331@news.teleport.com How long is it reasonable to wait for someone to move before leaving the game? I'd appreciate your opinion, as I don't wish to be rude to opponents, but I'm sometimes been stuck waiting 10 - 15 minutes for someone to move. Marsha Tom Keith  writes: Some players are able to calculate the proper waiting time over the table, but I find it easier to memorize the following chart: Opponent's Score Your Score: 1-away 2-away 3-away 4-away 5-away 1-away 5 min 7 min 10 min 15 min 25 min 2-away 3 min 5 min 7 min 10 min 15 min 3-away 2 min 3 min 5 min 7 min 10 min 4-away 1 min 2 min 3 min 5 min 7 min 5-away 30 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 5 min Dave Hart  writes: I think it is most succinctly put in Kit Woolsey's new book "Can a Snail Taste Half as Good? (New Ideas In Waiting)" where he discusses waiting equity and how one should wait against a weaker opponent. Albeit, Mr. Keith has uncovered the true equity table statistics, after numerous rollouts of his couch, however, Mr. Woolsey has given better insight into how to play a real-time holding game in his latest enterprise. Numerous nuggets of wisdom abound in this tome of knowledge. Here is just a sample of some of the chapters that are bound to become the "bible" of FIBS waiting analysis: * Chapter 16: Safe Waiting vs. Bold Waiting * Chapter 12: Sitting and Flexibility * Chapter 14: When You Are Forced To Leave * Chapter 21: Splitting? When to Type BYE ... and the most appropriate and insightful work * Chapter 23: No Possible Contact Although not available until next fall, I am sure the treatise will be one for both advanced and novice FIBS players. ;) Dave Hart   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

Etiquette

Am I too slow?  (sevenout+, Apr 2004) 

Am I too slow?  (Stephen Turner, Jan 2002) 

Am I too slow?  (Daniel Murphy, June 1997) 

Commenting on dice  (Ron Barry+, Mar 2001) 

Dealing with droppers  (Bill Hill, Dec 1998) 

Dealing with droppers  (Patti Beadles, Mar 1996) 

Dice cup  (Walt Swan, June 2000) 

Direction of play  (Ric Gerace+, Aug 2001) 

Doubling opponent out  (bustedchucks+, June 2005) 

Doubling to end a game early  (Douglas Zare, Aug 2001) 

Etiquette for online play  (Dean Ayer+, June 1997) 

Going for backgammon in a one-point match  (Douglas Zare, Nov 2000) 

How long to wait?  (Marsha Wisniski+, Dec 1997) 

Listening to music while playing  (Max Urban+, Oct 2009) 

Moving hit checker first  (Timothy Chow+, Oct 2009) 

Premature shaking  (Paul Epstein+, July 2005) 

Rolling the dice  (Julius Selbach+, July 2005) 

Rude conduct  (Igor Schein+, Mar 2003) 

Under resigning  (Bob Newell+, Aug 2004) 

Under resigning  (Ilya Vinogradsky+, May 1994) 

When to quit  (Albert Steg, Nov 1998) 

Why I never complain about the dice  (Phil Simborg, Mar 2004) 

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