Thad: I think with Backgammon, the 2 schools of thought are pretty equal on this site. I have heard just as many people say they hate when someone resigns, because it takes away their "joy" at clearing their pieces off the board, as those who see no point in continuing a game that the outcome is already known.

Personally either way is fine with me. If it is a clear loss for myself, I will usually ask if my opponent minds if I resign.

rod03801: I resign as soon as I can't change the result (so for instance when I avoid the gammon but can't win). There is no etiquette to the contrary, in fact over the table you would always stop the game and quickly start the next frame in the set.

and i never say gg until the MATCH is finished, not the frame.

Thad: I used to resign backgammon games. But then one player put me on her blocked users list because I resigned when there was one move left , so I don't do it anymore.

Thad: I am not experimented enough to say it for sure, but I think that the recognized backgammon etiquette is to carry the game on as long as there is a theoretical chance of winning (even if it is a one to a billion shot), and resign as soon as there is no more. Usually one assumes proper play by the opponent when computing theoretical chances.

But as it is often longer to compute whether a theoretical chance exists than to play on, in live play one often simply carries the game to the end. In turn-based play, I think it is nicer to bother with the simple computing and resign on time. Note that the Dailygammon server implements that etiquette by resigning the game automatically when a win is impossible.

In matches one should normally be allowed to resign the type of game one decides to (normal game, gammon, backgammon) and the opponent should be allowed to reject one's resign offer if he finds in not high enough. This is not possible on BK though.

nabla: It may be difficult to calculate accurately enough to resign the first turn that it's impossible to win, but it becomes obvious when you're each down to a few pieces. At some point in most games you will resign even live on a board. :)