in this case it clearly is a backgammon timeout :)
i rarely timeout, so i dont know what a timeout does do for the match score in other game types
(i am trying to find the limits for my time control to cover my 3day-busy-reallife-weekens, and 3days to start seems ok, 10 days max seems ok, but 3 hours bonus per move seems too little compared with different timezones :))
(hide) In the mood for a quick game that is guaranteed to finish within 2 hours? Create a new game of your preference, select the Time for game and set Time to 0 days / 1 hour, Bonus to 0 days / 0 hours and Limit to 0 days / 1 hours. (TeamBundy) (show all tips)