Forum Archive : Etiquette

Under resigning From:   Ilya Vinogradsky Address:   vinograd@cs.ucdavis.edu Date:   13 May 1994 Subject:   What do you think of this? Forum:   rec.games.backgammon Google:   CppwnI.JCx@ucdavis.edu I was playing a three point match, losing 1-2. Then it became obvious that I would win the current game with the score of 2, so I would win the match. One move before the end of the game my opponent offered to resign. I assume that he was going to resign with a gammon option like any decent self respectful player. I accepted, but it turned out that he resigned with normal option. So the score became 2-2. I went on and won the match, but i became very pissed when i saw that he "cheated". I don't think I'll ever play that person again. From now on I'll be more careful in accepting resignations. What do you think? Was is it just my blunder, and I should be pissed at myself, not my opponent? Ilya Vinogradsky - ilusha. Stephen Turner  writes: I have had people do this. Presumably they think they're not cheating, just offering you one point and it's up to you if you take it. It's particularly potent if the cube is already at 2 and they offer you a normal resignation and you think '2 points, OK' and take it. I think it's cheating. So too is offering a double to a novice player when you're well up but you've got enough points that if they refuse you win the match anyway. Kit Woolsey  writes: We are all human, and as humans we make mistakes. I have not infrequently had opponents who I know are 100% honest make errors with the resignation, generally accidentally resigning n when a gammon is possible or probable. While it is possible that your opponent did so intentionally, I think you should give him/her the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise and assume it was an honest mistake. My personal procedure is to carefully examine any resignation offer, and if I'm not getting what I expect to get I simple reject and there are no problems. In other words, cover your ass yourself! Kit Woolsey   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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