In addition to Jacoby and Beavers and Racoons there should be another rule.
The Willie Rule
If your opponent offers to resign and you refuse -- and fail to get at least one more point --- then you lose 1 point.
That is:
If your opponent offers to resign a normal game and has born off at least one chip you cannot possibly get more points so if you refuse in order to rub their nose it in -- you lose one point and if it is a one point game it becomes a draw and doesn't count.
If your opponent offers to resign a gammon and you refuse and fail to get a backgammon -- you lose one point.
There should be a penalty for refusing a resignation and failing to get more points.
Thus sayeth the Willie Rule :yes: :)
I hope nobody tries to play that way.
What it would mean in practice is that when the position gets gammonish, the player behind can turn an anti-cube to weasel out of the game with one point. With this rule in place, you would almost never see any gammons. Sounds like a good way to take a lot of interest and skill off the table.
It does have some interesting game-theory implications, but it would drastically change the nature of play in a much more disruptive manner than Jacoby or Crawford.
This is just nonsense. One often refuses a single resign even though the chances of winning a gammon are slim. If somebody can nullify those chances by offering a single resign, the game becomes pointless.
Quote from: dorbel on September 21, 2011, 08:03:06 AMThis is just nonsense.
I thought it was a joke... :blink: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: dorbel on September 21, 2011, 08:03:06 AMOne often refuses a single resign even though the chances of winning a gammon are slim.
In the example he cites, where you have borne off a checker, and resign...and it is refused...the chances are a bit beyond..'slim' :s49:
Ok, if it only goes into effect after the player offering to resign has borne off a checker, I've got no problem with it. (c:
the original Willie Rule is a two cigarette break, preferably on Willie's tour bus .. however, unless you're prepared for it such a break can lead to a well known lament
http://youtu.be/wDQANmQO2g0 (http://youtu.be/wDQANmQO2g0)
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Willie! :applaus:
I think it's silly, too, dorbel. :thumbsup2:
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