Could we get some additional time when an opponent triggers the break
Posted: 10 October 2026, 00:16
Title says it all, but i will elaborate down below.
You always get time at the start of your move, but you sometimes get control over the game without starting your next move (getting pilfered, discarding an endgame card because an opponent reached 10 CP, breaks) most of the time, the action you need to take can be done in a second or less, so its not that important to get time for it. But when you go quite low on your time in your previous move because you needed your time or you wanted to think something through correctly and then an opponent triggers a break late in the game, there can be quite some actions you need to do (project rewards, sponsors triggering, maybe placing a 2 size over a reward and resolving that). Not getting additional time for all these moves can easily get you over your time limit and sometimes even over the 20 second delay to maybe get kicked if an opponent so desires (best examples would be triggering a play a sponsor for money bonus after placing a 2 size, and then having to place a sponsor building and then that sponsor building triggering another placement bonus and maybe even hunting or drawing a card). Its obviously fair to get kicked if you play slow and go over your time limit, but when you end your move in time and think everything is good and then because your opponent decided to trigger the break you have to take sometimes over 20 seconds of additional actions even playing as fast as you can, it can feel quite bad.
So in short
There is skill in time management and playing fast, but since Ark Nova has no flat 20 minute clock but gives time per move you therefore come to expect to get given enough time to make your moves when ever you get control over the game, if you play fast enough. You don't get enough time when an opponent triggers a break, so i think that should be changed.
I am interested to hear your thoughts on this,
have a nice day and good luck in your next games
You always get time at the start of your move, but you sometimes get control over the game without starting your next move (getting pilfered, discarding an endgame card because an opponent reached 10 CP, breaks) most of the time, the action you need to take can be done in a second or less, so its not that important to get time for it. But when you go quite low on your time in your previous move because you needed your time or you wanted to think something through correctly and then an opponent triggers a break late in the game, there can be quite some actions you need to do (project rewards, sponsors triggering, maybe placing a 2 size over a reward and resolving that). Not getting additional time for all these moves can easily get you over your time limit and sometimes even over the 20 second delay to maybe get kicked if an opponent so desires (best examples would be triggering a play a sponsor for money bonus after placing a 2 size, and then having to place a sponsor building and then that sponsor building triggering another placement bonus and maybe even hunting or drawing a card). Its obviously fair to get kicked if you play slow and go over your time limit, but when you end your move in time and think everything is good and then because your opponent decided to trigger the break you have to take sometimes over 20 seconds of additional actions even playing as fast as you can, it can feel quite bad.
So in short
There is skill in time management and playing fast, but since Ark Nova has no flat 20 minute clock but gives time per move you therefore come to expect to get given enough time to make your moves when ever you get control over the game, if you play fast enough. You don't get enough time when an opponent triggers a break, so i think that should be changed.
I am interested to hear your thoughts on this,
have a nice day and good luck in your next games