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non-rated but still timed games

Posted: 03 October 2022, 16:01
by Gulchen
As far as I'm aware, BGA does not let developers
https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26782
have the elo calculations account for handicap.

Accordingly, when I give handicap, I use Training Mode to have the games be non-rated.
At least by default, this also completely removes both players' clocks. ​ Although there are
certainly cases where I want that too, for me that is most often an undesirable side-effect.

Is there a way to have a game be non-rated while still letting players see their clocks, so they at least know
if they are using what would normally be too much time even though there are no penalties for doing so?

Re: non-rated but still timed games

Posted: 13 October 2022, 19:38
by Gulchen
BGA replied to my support request regarding this
- less than 15 hours after I sent it, to my surprise -
and apparently the answer is no:

"Training Mode is the only unranked mode, but it is always untimed."