How does the "first game" extra time work?

[Cos-]

My question about this is different: Sometimes I see that text in a player panel on a turn based game, but they seem to get the same amount on their clock as everyone else. So what does it mean, to say their time is doubled, when the have the same 24h or 36 as everyone else?

Bumping this thread again, just in case anyone who sees it this year knows the real answer to this question?

[NohatCoder2]

I did some experiments, I have concluded the following:

The first game double time message is only visible to opponents.

In a turn based game this does nothing, nothing is doubled.

If you start a live game and have not yet completed a game, i.e. you may have an open turn based game, then the increment that you get every turn is doubled, your maximum time pool is still the same.