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JoysJoy wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 02:55 It’s true that your last couple games had limited playing hours but I cant see which time zone it was looking at. Some of your games were set to play 24 hours a day, but still need to play four times a day or you would go against the clock. And you did because that is not enough time to sleep.

A game that says 4 turns a day does NOT mean you have to make a move every 6 hours.

It means that the times are set up expecting there to be 4 turns taken at the table every day. not necessarily by the same player.

So I sign up for a 6 player game that says 4 turns a day, I might not be up for a turn for 2 days.

Are the time zones converted to local or are they all Paris time?

athenakat wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 15:20 Are the time zones converted to local or are they all Paris time?

Local time as determined by your device's system clock.

Suoivax wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 14:00

JoysJoy wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 02:55 It’s true that your last couple games had limited playing hours but I cant see which time zone it was looking at. Some of your games were set to play 24 hours a day, but still need to play four times a day or you would go against the clock. And you did because that is not enough time to sleep.

A game that says 4 turns a day does NOT mean you have to make a move every 6 hours.

It means that the times are set up expecting there to be 4 turns taken at the table every day. not necessarily by the same player.

So I sign up for a 6 player game that says 4 turns a day, I might not be up for a turn for 2 days.

Actually, here is what BGA says about this in the FAQ:

How does the game clock work exactly?
Before playing each game, you can see two values that depend on the 'Speed' settings: the time per turn and the total amount of time per player.

When it is your turn to think, the time remaining on your clock decreases.

Regularly (usually on each 'turn'), your time allotment is increased.

If your timer goes below zero, any other player can kick you out of the game. You should be careful to NEVER be in this situation.

Some details and specific cases:
There is a maximum amount of time for each player. In general, this maximum matches the initial time amount (ie: you can never have more than the initial time).
If you get a negative clock at some point during a game, even if you are not expelled, you will get a 'clock' red spot on your reputation.
When you play a game for the first time, all your time values are doubled.
Tournaments use a completely different system ('fixed time limit'): you get an amount of time at the beginning, and there is no additional time during the gam
For turn-based games, 'X turns / day' means '24 / X' hours of additional time per move. For example, '2 turns / day' means '+12 hours per move'.e.

So that does mean that Suoivax is correct. In a 4p game with 4 turns/day, each player has 6 hours to make their move - if they take all of their time, each player will make just one turn per 24 hours. Or, per Suoivax's example, a 6p game with 4 turns/day, means it could be 36 hours before your turn comes up again. However, players can take their turns faster - so then it might turn out to be faster.

You should probably be able to play 4 turns per day if you're signing up for that speed, in case everyone plays quickly, but it won't necessarily run quite that fast.

JoysJoy wrote: ↑20 August 2024, 07:01

Suoivax wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 14:00

JoysJoy wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 02:55 It’s true that your last couple games had limited playing hours but I cant see which time zone it was looking at. Some of your games were set to play 24 hours a day, but still need to play four times a day or you would go against the clock. And you did because that is not enough time to sleep.

A game that says 4 turns a day does NOT mean you have to make a move every 6 hours.

It means that the times are set up expecting there to be 4 turns taken at the table every day. not necessarily by the same player.

So I sign up for a 6 player game that says 4 turns a day, I might not be up for a turn for 2 days.

Actually, here is what BGA says about this in the FAQ:

How does the game clock work exactly?
Before playing each game, you can see two values that depend on the 'Speed' settings: the time per turn and the total amount of time per player.

When it is your turn to think, the time remaining on your clock decreases.

Regularly (usually on each 'turn'), your time allotment is increased.

If your timer goes below zero, any other player can kick you out of the game. You should be careful to NEVER be in this situation.

Some details and specific cases:
There is a maximum amount of time for each player. In general, this maximum matches the initial time amount (ie: you can never have more than the initial time).
If you get a negative clock at some point during a game, even if you are not expelled, you will get a 'clock' red spot on your reputation.
When you play a game for the first time, all your time values are doubled.
Tournaments use a completely different system ('fixed time limit'): you get an amount of time at the beginning, and there is no additional time during the gam
For turn-based games, 'X turns / day' means '24 / X' hours of additional time per move. For example, '2 turns / day' means '+12 hours per move'.e.

As nik said, that math backs my statement up


There are a few games that do break my way of wording it tho. Heat, for example has a phase of the game that is simultaneous for all players, so EVERYONES clock is ticking at the same time, but this is far from the normal.