05-05-2015, 08:12 PM
The Chief arbiter on the day announced that in the event of a phone going off, the player would lose the game.
The question is if a player leaves a phone on the arbiters table and it goes off, who is responsible?
It is clear that we need to use something better and David has given me a really good solution that I am going to implement next time
It is simplicity itself, the arbiter has some white sealable envelopes. If the player must bring a phone into the playing hall, they have to seal it and it stays on their table next to them. They are not allowed to touch the envelope during play. Obviously if the phone goes off in the envelope it is the players responsibility.
Good simple idea that solves the issue of responsibility
The question is if a player leaves a phone on the arbiters table and it goes off, who is responsible?
It is clear that we need to use something better and David has given me a really good solution that I am going to implement next time
It is simplicity itself, the arbiter has some white sealable envelopes. If the player must bring a phone into the playing hall, they have to seal it and it stays on their table next to them. They are not allowed to touch the envelope during play. Obviously if the phone goes off in the envelope it is the players responsibility.Good simple idea that solves the issue of responsibility
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