What's the proper etiquette concerning resigning at the end of a backgammon game? In chess, it's proper etiquette to resign when you're clearly defeated by laying your king on its side. Of course you can't do that online, but it's still considered inconsiderate to drag out a game that's clearly lost. In pente (the game I'm most familiar with) one puts his stone far away from the other stones when the only other option is meaningless captures or blocks that would only delay the inevitable. But what's the proper etiquette in backgammon? Or is it ok to finish any game no matter how far behind you are?