I have played 3 Catan games. Even though I am actively playing with no delays on my side I am always going into penalty time because by the time I tried a Player Trade, wait for players to refuse then switch to a Maritime Trade as my last option. Now, I am running out of time "tick tock" sounds and now players can kick me out. Even though I am playing as fast as I can each turn.
Concerns:
1. The timer doesn't give enough time play Player Trades and Maritime Trade on a turn.
2. If I am in the lead with the most Victory Points players could kick me out of a game as a way to keep me from winning the game.
Solution:
1. Increase timer amount for all Catan games? - Not a great solution.
2. Catan is too long a game mainly because I spend a lot of time refusing Player Trades when I do not possess the resource that the other player desires e.g. my opponent is making multiple trade offers wanting brick when I have no brick to give. A Catan game would play a lot faster if the site auto refused when players do not have the resource requested by a trade then timers would not go into penalty time as often.
Concerns:
1. The timer doesn't give enough time play Player Trades and Maritime Trade on a turn.
2. If I am in the lead with the most Victory Points players could kick me out of a game as a way to keep me from winning the game.
Solution:
1. Increase timer amount for all Catan games? - Not a great solution.
2. Catan is too long a game mainly because I spend a lot of time refusing Player Trades when I do not possess the resource that the other player desires e.g. my opponent is making multiple trade offers wanting brick when I have no brick to give. A Catan game would play a lot faster if the site auto refused when players do not have the resource requested by a trade then timers would not go into penalty time as often.