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Too much downtime

Posted: 07 September 2024, 11:32
by writehomeabout
Castle Combo is fun: but the BGA version gives players too much time for their turns, which means a lot of downtime.
It's really frustrating watching at the screen for as many as four minutes per player waiting for your opponents to decide what to do.

Even the "fast" setting still gives players three minutes, which is a lot of downtime for a light little game like this.

Weren't it better including an express mode as well giving players no more than one minute time for their turns?
Players could - and should - think about their next moves during the opponents' turns, not afflicting them with endless downtime, which detracts from the game's fun.

Re: Too much downtime

Posted: 07 September 2024, 11:49
by thoun
BGA timings for fast/normal/slow games automatically adapt to usage. The game is fairly new, it will continue to adapt, probably in the way you ask ;)

Re: Too much downtime

Posted: 07 September 2024, 20:44
by writehomeabout
thoun wrote: 07 September 2024, 11:49 BGA timings for fast/normal/slow games automatically adapt to usage. The game is fairly new, it will continue to adapt, probably in the way you ask ;)
Wonderful!
I didn't know this, thank you!