turn times

[synchrotron]

I think they should up the turn times in official leagues to 3 min because games get hectic and need little more time to think thro turns

[Rydis]

Part of the game is being able to do the most with the limited time. You need to actively think while opponent plays and what you need to do.

[Meteor Bear]

More time would be ideal, but some of the games are so long already I am hesitant to see the time change.

[synchrotron]

or maybe a 20 sec warning before your turn ends instead of the 3 or 4 sec on know

[rinku]

New players will probably find the two minute default a bit tight. You can set it to 4 minutes when setting up a practice match, and I suggest doing that while getting the hang of the game and the controls. Once you're used to it you should be able to progress to two minute turns with no problem.

I found mouse is a lot quicker than controller too. Though your milage may vary.

[Snorri Nosebiter]

Originally posted by Rydis:

Part of the game is being able to do the most with the limited time. You need to actively think while opponent plays and what you need to do.

There's no 2 minute limit in the rules.

[Dode]

The rules state 4 mins, but they also don't stop the clock while your players move etc. Further, the fact that you don't have to measure anything or physically roll any dice makes things a bit slicker on PC. 3 mins seems like a decent compromise to me.

[BigBadB]

I like 2 mins, as it keeps maximum game length down to not much more than an hour.

But I'm sure everyone's mileage varies on this, and I agree that 2 mins is pretty unforgiving for new players.

Edit to add: I'm not quite sure why the open league doesn't use the BB1 system where you could set a max and min time you're willing to accept, and that was used by the matchmaker. Maybe they're worried that the CCU is going to be too low to support the extra splitting of players by preferred match length.

[pepe le moko]

The two minutes limit is almost single handedly ruining my enjoyment of the game.

You can barely pause for 10 seconds at the start of your turn to consider the tactical situation at hand before you have got to start moving your pieces frantically. I know people have short attention spans and little patience but as it is now it is simply rush rush rush with no room for thinking and should never have been set as the default especially with the influx of new players.

It gets worse when you have some guard in the mix; often it creates small tactical puzzles for the blocking game that require a little bit of thinking. This is also compounded by the bad UI (the players cards) and the lack of difference in the models that make it bloody hard to tell who has an extra skill. "Oh which one is the blitzer with tackle again?"

It needs to be 3 minutes for the default league with maybe a speed play option of 2 minutes and a newbie league set to 4.

[Kickass]

Amen to that. Myself I want to play with my girlfriend and teach her the game, why can't I even put unlimited time in a friendly game? It's friendly, let me choose whatever I want please.

Originally posted by pepe le moko:

The two minutes limit is almost single handedly ruining my enjoyment of the game.

You can barely pause for 10 seconds at the start of your turn to consider the tactical situation at hand before you have got to start moving your pieces frantically. I know people have short attention spans and little patience but as it is now it is simply rush rush rush with no room for thinking and should never have been set as the default especially with the influx of new players.

It gets worse when you have some guard in the mix; often it creates small tactical puzzles for the blocking game that require a little bit of thinking. This is also compounded by the bad UI (the players cards) and the lack of difference in the models that make it bloody hard to tell who has an extra skill. "Oh which one is the blitzer with tackle again?"

It needs to be 3 minutes for the default league with maybe a speed play option of 2 minutes and a newbie league set to 4.

[Snorri Nosebiter]

Originally posted by Kickass:

Amen to that. Myself I want to play with my girlfriend and teach her the game, why can't I even put unlimited time in a friendly game? It's friendly, let me choose whatever I want please.

I did the same. I made her sit and read the rulebook, then we had a couple of 4 min turn games. Try that. You won't have to explain every single thing, then. :)

[DarthPhysicist]

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:

Originally posted by Kickass:

Amen to that. Myself I want to play with my girlfriend and teach her the game, why can't I even put unlimited time in a friendly game? It's friendly, let me choose whatever I want please.

I did the same. I made her sit and read the rulebook, then we had a couple of 4 min turn games. Try that. You won't have to explain every single thing, then. :)

"Read that book woman! Now git in the kitchen!"

Somehow, I don't see this working out too well with me and my wife... Any man with a girlfriend/wife willing to even sit down for an unlimited timed match, much less read the rules, is a blessed man indeed.

[Snorri Nosebiter]

Originally posted by darthphysicist:

"Read that book woman! Now git in the kitchen!"

Somehow, I don't see this working out too well with me and my wife... Any man with a girlfriend/wife willing to even sit down for an unlimited timed match, much less read the rules, is a blessed man indeed.

Perhaps 'made' was too strong a word. She liked to watch me play, and I got fed up of explaining everything, so I threw her an 80-page document.

An hour of silence followed (punctuated by the occasional chuckle), and then a sudden purchase on Steam.