...so I ran him...

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Originally Posted by rainmaker

My big question at this point is how and when to adjust the "my game" thing. If I had known ahead of time how the situation would be, I probably would have tried to weasel out of the games, somehow. I hate those kinds of tournaments, and I don't like what they do to my morning! Still, there I was. I can't just walk out, can I? If my primary purpose is to help out a friend, does it make sense to make his whole morning miserable? "My game" can include "letting 'em play", I've been working on that. I'm not a compulsive tight-azz about calling unskilled hacks and bumps that don't really have much contact and don't really affect play. Learning to "hold my whistle" is one of my accomplishments in the last year or so. When does it become selling out, to stretch that out a little further?

If it's that big of a deal, just go to the guy and tell him. "look, I know we want to get out of here but this is getting to rough. let's tighten it up, shall we?" Then, even if he doesn't, he knows where you stand.

Clumsy is not a foul. But when they get clumsy, you've really got to work hard to make sure the real fouls get called.