In case clarification is necessary, I understand that the original poster intended this thread to be specifically about Ark Nova. But I intend my proposal to apply to all games on BGA. (It would supplement BGA's automated system for real-time game speeds.) I believe my proposal would be useful in Ark Nova and other games where there are just one or two turns each game that are especially time-demanding. I don't want to hijack this thread though. Any general thoughts or comments about my proposal should probably go at the suggestion page (
https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=144459 ) but of course any comments about how my proposal would affect Ark Nova can appropriately be made in this thread.