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Originally Posted by worldbringer
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Originally Posted by George1902
In many competitions, competitors may choose to take a penalty as a better outcome in a game. In football an offense may take a "Delay of Game" penalty to give their punter more room to kick. A defensive back may take a "Pass Interference" penalty to prevent a touchdown. In baseball a pitcher will often intentionally walk opposing batters to create a favorable situation for the defense. In chess it's common to sacrifice a piece to gain position or initiative.
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In some games, competitors make tradeoffs to gain an advantage, but in many other games, intentionally breaking a rule just because the normal penalty won't hurt you is considered straight-out cheating. |
An intentional walk in baseball or sacrificing a piece in chess are not breaking rules. However, an intentional delay of game or pass interference penalty in football, or an intentional foul in basketball (as in, when you foul someone to stop the clock and get the ball back) are definitely in violation of the rules, but they can be smart, and they are not necessarily ingracious. Doing ridiculous stunts after scoring a touchdown (think Chad Johnson or Terrell Owens) just because the $25k penalty doesn't mean much to you is ingracious; it's about breaking the rules because you're a jerk, not because it's part of the competition.
In any case, <G20> says that intentional descoring is a DQ. If it were only a 10 point penalty, I would plan on doing it, I would plan on seeing it done, and I wouldn't feel it ingracious on either side.