playBunny: Who are you or grenv to say that this viewpoint is ridiculous?
I am not trying to say that their view point is rediculous, its their getting upset about my view point that i find wrong.
But back on point... on Brainking their are several proper ways to determine the end of a backgammon game. One of them is by resigning, and it is just as proper here as any other method for determining the end of a game.