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Well it really is simple. There is currently no way to set up a 1 hour game! Just because the creator calls it a 1 hour game, does not make it so. They are mistaken when they call it that. The lowest time constraint currently possible at brainking is Fisher clock: 1/0/x. This means each player has 1 hour to make their moves. The only way to make a 1 hour game would be if there was the possiblity to use .5/0/x. That would be a half hour for each person. (Even then there is the possibility of it going over the 1 hour by 9 minutes. That is because Brainking checks for time outs every 10 minutes. That's just the way it is! Try requesting that Fencer add the possibility of the .5 on the Fisher clock.
gambler104: Yes, in thery if player 1 plays the second after the time out script plays, and the other player plays the second before it runs again - it could keep running forever - adding up to 9 minutes to the timed out time - but in reality, getting more then 10 minutes would be very hard - 20 minutes would be super hard, and super risky.
WellyWales: The people who make one hour games should label them as 2 hour games, or 1 hour time limit for each player (1+1 for each player = 2 hours for a game) - again, within 10 minutes or so usually.
BIG BAD WOLF: You will only be timed out if it is your turn during the time out check. So theoretically, the game could last for well beyond two hours.
Pedro Martínez: No, It's a spam message from someone who's wanting people to be in their tournes. I blocked them to stop getting these messages ages ago. But I'm still getting them.
heavenlyemma: I guess you're receiving fellowship messages from him/her. If so, go to the respective fellowship and untick the "Receive group messages from the Big Boss" box.
bouncybouncy: true .. sorry .. i just went back and saw your grinning emoticon .. thats why i added your name .. sorry, i later read the newer posts you made
(the grinning appeared as encouragement to me at that time)
crosseyed: "sigh" I do my argueing in the pit and show respect on these public boards now. I don't go trying to start flames with others here like you are.
crosseyed: the time out is checked once an hour (as you can read in an article fencer on http://www.brainking.info posted this week)
therefore, when the time for a new move is started 5 minutes after the timeout is checked, then there is 1 hour before the timeout .. but at that time there will 55 more minutes before the timeout check will be done .. giving this move 1 hour and 55 minutes for the real timeout loss
imsoaddicted: Well it apears not on this site. I have played a few 1 hour games where it became a 2 hour game before completion time. I am not referring to the other night where no games were time-out when the site was playing up once again.