Pause Button - for speed games

by **debungsmere** on Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:11 pm

On speed games, there sometimes is a need for a quick break. Bathroom, work, phone, etc. I am suggesting a pause button, where a player can ask the other players to allow a pause for a set period of time. 15 minutes maybe? The other players would have to agree.

No one wants to win by forfeit, and everyone has interruptions. So I think this might be a nice feature.

by **jrh_cardinal** on Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:19 pm

I'm sorry, but it should not take you 15 minutes to go grab the phone and come back, or to go to the bathroom. And generally if you're at work, there's always the possibility that you may have to, oh I don't know, WORK. Just don't play speed games at work, take your casual turns or something.

Sorry, but I don't agree. Speed games are already too slow, we shouldn't make them slower.

by **greenoaks** on Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:43 pm

what speed games need is a nitro button

hit it and all turns for 3 rounds a 1 minute long

by **Darwins_Bane** on Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:55 pm

greenoaks wrote:what speed games need is a nitro button

hit it and all turns for 3 rounds a 1 minute long

please try and keep posts on topic. if you seriously want this then create a new suggestion about it.

by **wisemanpsemc** on Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:20 pm

jrh_cardinal wrote:I'm sorry, but it should not take you 15 minutes to go grab the phone and come back, or to go to the bathroom. And generally if you're at work, there's always the possibility that you may have to, oh I don't know, WORK. Just don't play speed games at work, take your casual turns or something.

Sorry, but I don't agree. Speed games are already too slow, we shouldn't make them slower.

I agree, to me there is nothing worse than sitting at your computer waiting for the person who is playing several games to either miss or come back to the game and make the move.

by **greenoaks** on Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:31 pm

Darwins_Bane wrote:
greenoaks wrote:what speed games need is a nitro button

hit it and all turns for 3 rounds a 1 minute long

please try and keep posts on topic. if you seriously want this then create a new suggestion about it.

i was on topic, the thread is about the pace a speed game goes

besides, this thread is not a serious suggestion as the form has not been used

by **Woltato** on Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:57 pm

not keen on this. speed games need speeding up, not slowing down.

by **Metsfanmax** on Sat Oct 02, 2010 6:11 pm

I think this is a great idea. If all players want to pause a game, why should they not be able to?

by **Woltato** on Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:09 pm

because everyone else then has to sit around and wait for them.

by **stahrgazer** on Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:30 pm

debungsmere wrote:On speed games, there sometimes is a need for a quick break. Bathroom, work, phone, etc. I am suggesting a pause button, where a player can ask the other players to allow a pause for a set period of time. 15 minutes maybe? The other players would have to agree.

No one wants to win by forfeit, and everyone has interruptions. So I think this might be a nice feature.

Since others would have to agree, I support this idea; it doesn't force other players to accept the pause.